mendacious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“‘lie, untruth’”), from mendāx (“‘lying’”).

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

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mendacious (comparative more mendacious, superlative most mendacious)

1. (of a person) lying, untruthful or dishonest
2. (of a statement etc) false or untrue

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