mendacious

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (lie, untruth), from mendāx (lying).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mendacious (comparative more mendacious, superlative most mendacious)

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

Translations [edit]