misleadingly

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that gives a false impression or leads to a wrong conclusion.

Example Sentences

The advertisement was misleadingly attractive.

The packaging was misleadingly colorful.

The title of the book was misleadingly intriguing.

Her appearance was misleadingly youthful.

The statistics were misleadingly presented.

The map was misleadingly labeled.

The website was misleadingly easy to navigate.

The instructions were misleadingly vague.

The product was misleadingly advertised as all-natural.

The article was misleadingly titled.

Real-world Examples

It was also somewhat misleadingly named.

Source: The Economist - Technology

His background, though it might misleadingly be called privileged, was mixed up.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The people who stopped responding to surveys appear less prosperous than those who continue to do so, misleadingly inflating income.

Source: The Economist - Finance

Compared with these, George's period on the throne seems misleadingly brief and static.

Source: Character Profile

Reports from Nigeria, Somalia and Tanzania of a sharp rise in unexplained deaths suggested that official tallies of covid-19 are misleadingly low.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

If the trough of a tsunami reaches shore first, the water will withdraw farther than normal before the wave hits, which can be misleadingly dangerous.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

They had combined horizontal well drilling with hydraulic fracturing and in doing so came up with a new, if slightly misleadingly labeled technique called fracking.

Source: Realm of Legends

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