mendacious
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmendacious (comparative more mendacious, superlative most mendacious)
- (of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
- (of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:untrue
Translations
editlying, untruthful or dishonest
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false — see false
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