Both Uses
deceit
in
Anne Of Green Gables
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- And then, her temper's pretty quick, I guess; but there's one comfort, a child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain't never likely to be sly or deceitful.†
p. 72.3 *deceitful = misleading or not trustworthy
- I had never realized until that moment, Marilla, that what I was doing was deceitful.†
p. 235.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(deceit) the act of lying to or misleading someone
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)