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

  • Trick: The label misleadingly advertises zero bad stuff.

    LJWorld.com stories: News 2009

  • TRICK: The label misleadingly advertises zero bad stuff.

    Epicurious.com: New Recipes 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • No wine, however, has had its name misleadingly appropriated more than champagne.

    U.S. News 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • Obama responds by reiterating tax pledges he wouldn't keep, while specifically (and "misleadingly") attacking

    Reason Magazine 2010

  • 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.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • 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.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

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