dishonest
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French deshoneste, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dehonestus. See dis-, honest
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /dɪˈsɒnɪst/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /dɨˈsɑnɪst/
Adjective
dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)
- Not honest.
- Interfering with honesty.
- (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
- (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
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Translations
not honest
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Further reading
- “dishonest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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