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deceivingly easy #1 (permalink) Fri May 29, 2009 8:04 am   deceivingly easy
 

The exam looked deceptively easy.

which of the two sentences below has the same meaning?

(1) The exam was easy, but it looked difficult.
(2) The exam was difficult, but it looked easy.

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deceivingly easy #2 (permalink) Fri May 29, 2009 8:08 am   deceivingly easy
 

Obviously sentence 2.
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deceivingly easy #3 (permalink) Fri May 29, 2009 11:55 am   deceivingly easy
 

The exam looked deceptively easy.

Because, it appeared easy, but it wasn't. You were deceived!
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deceivingly easy #4 (permalink) Fri May 29, 2009 14:29 pm   deceivingly easy
 

Thank you very much, Shyone and Kitos.
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