Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a misleading manner; deceptively.
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- adverb In a
misleading manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a misleading way
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Examples
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Trick: The label misleadingly advertises zero bad stuff.
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TRICK: The label misleadingly advertises zero bad stuff.
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Scott, in his discussion of Buridan's sophism, ˜You know the one approaching™ (pp. 42 “ 9), claims that Buridan's concept of appellation (which he misleadingly translates as
Medieval Theories: Properties of Terms Read, Stephen 2006
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She then turns to a woman next to her and says in, what I would characterize as a misleadingly casual, voice, "Do you know Tammy Pierce?"
Archive 2006-06-01 fusenumber8 2006
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No wine, however, has had its name misleadingly appropriated more than champagne.
U.S. News 2009
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Many of these are due to circumstances that have little or nothing to do with the borrower's long-term creditworthiness, such as misleadingly marketed and predatory loans or recession-related job losses.
Preeti Vissa: How Credit Scores Disproportionately Hurt Communities of Color Preeti Vissa 2010
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Many of these are due to circumstances that have little or nothing to do with the borrower's long-term creditworthiness, such as misleadingly marketed and predatory loans or recession-related job losses.
Preeti Vissa: How Credit Scores Disproportionately Hurt Communities of Color Preeti Vissa 2010
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Obama responds by reiterating tax pledges he wouldn't keep, while specifically (and "misleadingly") attacking
Reason Magazine 2010
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The FDA said the script "misleadingly" overstated "the proven efficacy of Mirena," and failed to mention the possibility that women who take the drug while pregnant may lose a baby or become infertile.
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The FDA said the script "misleadingly" overstated "the proven efficacy of Mirena," and failed to mention the possibility that women who take the drug while pregnant may lose a baby or become infertile.
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