inveracity
Americannoun
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untruthfulness; mendacity.
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an untruth; falsehood.
noun
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lying; untruthfulness
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an untruth; lie
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Origin of inveracity
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On the other hand, it was the ossified form of the “aria” itself which led to inveracity of expression and decadence.
From Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music by Busoni, Ferruccio
His principal qualification is a degree of plausible inveracity next below that of an ambassador.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
You think the scene is Alexandria or the Spanish main, where you may let your imagination play revel to the extent of inveracity.
From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry
Such explanation implies an inveracity which it is not necessary to impute.
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert
He Himself is Sanctity, Truth, and Love; and the three offences against His Majesty are impurity, inveracity, and cruelty.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry
Those to whom it makes its appeal are, for the most part, not capable of analyzing through to their sources its fundamental inveracities, nor would they be inclined to do that if they were able.
From Modern Religious Cults and Movements by Atkins, Gaius Glenn
Why it gave me consternation I could not have told; I dare say my inveracities of the day before had failed to digest.
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
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