Meaning of MENDACIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | men'deyshus
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- [adj] given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child"
- [adj] intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement"
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| | Synonyms: | | false, lying(a), untruthful |
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| | Definition: | | \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf.
mentiri to lie.]
1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious
person.
2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious
statement. -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Men*da"cious*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | deceitful, dishonest, equivocal, equivocating, erroneous, fallacious, false, fibbing, forsworn, knavish, lying, paltering, perjured, prevaricating, roguish, shifty, spurious, truthless, untruthful, unveracious, wrong |
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