mendacious
Lying, untruthful or dishonestLying, untruthful or dishonest.
» My wife is mendacious for dating another man behind my back.
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2 sensesLying, untruthful or dishonest.
He was dismissed as a mendacious witness.
lügnerisch, verlogen, unwahr
лжи́выйlžívyj
брехли́вийbrexlývyj
given to lying
False or untrue.
mendacious propaganda
utterly mendacious
intentionally untrue
Examples
3 sentencesMy wife is mendacious for dating another man behind my back.
Instead of giving me another mendacious story, just be honest for once.
Tell the truth in a hypocritical, mendacious world, and you'll be taken for insane.
deSag die Wahrheit in einer heuchlerischen, lügnerischen Welt und du wirst für verrückt gehalten werden. — maaster
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāxBorrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”), + -ious.
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Forms
more mendacious, most mendacious| Comparative | more mendacious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mendacious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
21 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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