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deceptively

How many syllables in deceptively?

  4 syllables

Divide deceptively into syllables:   de-cep-tive-ly
Stressed syllable in deceptively:   de-cep-tive-ly
How to say deceptively:

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Synonyms for deceptively


2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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