misleading

misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods

bringing ruin s (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood s extremely dark s harshly ironic or sinister s (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading s distributed or sold illicitly s (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame s (of coffee) without cream or sugar s soiled with dirt or soot

having a misleading appearance

a deliberately misleading fabrication

argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading n