How do you pronounce "deceptively"?

In American English: /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ (di-SEHPT-ivl-ee). In British English: /dɪsˈɛptɪvli/ (dis-EHPT-ivl-ee). In Canadian English: /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ (di-SEHPT-ivl-ee). In Australian English: /dɪsˈɛptɪvli/ (dis-EHPT-ivl-ee).

Is "deceptively" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ (di-SEHPT-ivl-ee), while in British English it's /dɪsˈɛptɪvli/ (dis-EHPT-ivl-ee).

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deceptively

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/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/

di-SEHPT-ivl-ee

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dɪde·sɛptcep·ɪvltive·ily

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