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Meaning of UNTRUE

Pronunciation:  un'troo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"
  2. [adj]  not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
  3. [adj]  not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske
  4. [adj]  not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong"
 
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 Synonyms: false, inconstant, out of true, uneven, unfaithful, wrong
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Un*true"\, a.
1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is
   untrue.
2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. --Chaucer.

  2. \Un*true\, adv.
Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Chaucer.
 

 

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