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In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
- 2010, Australian Law Dictionarydeceptively similar, Oxford Reference A trade mark is deceptively similar to another trade mark if it so nearly resembles that other trade mark that it is likely to deceive or cause confusion
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Actually but not apparently.
- We've rounded up 26 recipes that sound, look and taste difficult but are actually really easy. ... try one of these deceptively easy but wildly impressive recipes.
- what seems like a complex situation is actually deceptively simple
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Apparently but not actually.
- The trial court found that the crewman who had spread the sawdust over the oil had made the situation more dangerous by creating a deceptively safe condition, resulting in a "trap" and an unseaworthy condition.
- Mathematicians have long pondered a deceptively easy puzzle about the reach of a goat tied to a fence. Until now, they’ve only found approximate answers.
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