fraudulent

[fraw-juh-luh nt]

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adjective

characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.

Origin of fraudulent

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word fraudulentus. See fraud, -ulent

Related formsfraud·u·lence, fraud·u·len·cy, nounfraud·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·fraud·u·lence, nounnon·fraud·u·len·cy, nounnon·fraud·u·lent, adjectivenon·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverbun·fraud·u·lent, adjectiveun·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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1, 2. deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.

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Examples from the Web for fraudulence

Contemporary Examples

Because the original pilot was about investment bankers, “the level of his fraudulence was not as great,” says Korsh.
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Jason Lynch
March 5, 2014
Both made the most of fraudulence and whatever ultimately vulgar product they could produce.
The Big Neverland in the Sky
Stanley Crouch
July 7, 2009
My fraudulence, I was coming to understand, was in a way the truest thing about me.
The Night I Joined the Upper Class
Walter Kirn
May 19, 2009

Historical Examples

But her fraudulence is more to be apprehended than her force.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX.
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This trade can scarce be called an imposition; it has been so blown upon with exposures; it flaunts its fraudulence so nakedly.
Across the Plains
Robert Louis Stevenson
These were not men to take advantage of the impressions they produced, and to gain a subsistence by art and fraudulence.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
The physician sending in this material asked us to send to Lippincotts a pamphlet showing the fraudulence of the Oxydonor.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for fraudulence

fraudulent

adjective

acting with or having the intent to deceive
relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

Derived Formsfraudulence or fraudulency, nounfraudulently, adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful

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Word Origin and History for fraudulence

fraudulent

adj.

early 15c., from Middle French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus "cheating, deceitful," from fraus (see fraud). Related: Fraudulently.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for fraudulence

Contemporary Examples

Because the original pilot was about investment bankers, “the level of his fraudulence was not as great,” says Korsh.

Both made the most of fraudulence and whatever ultimately vulgar product they could produce.

My fraudulence, I was coming to understand, was in a way the truest thing about me.

Historical Examples

But her fraudulence is more to be apprehended than her force.

This trade can scarce be called an imposition; it has been so blown upon with exposures; it flaunts its fraudulence so nakedly.

These were not men to take advantage of the impressions they produced, and to gain a subsistence by art and fraudulence.

The physician sending in this material asked us to send to Lippincotts a pamphlet showing the fraudulence of the Oxydonor.

fraudulent

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for fraudulence

fraudulent

adj.

Origin of fraudulent