lying
noun
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness.
lyingly
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a word derived from
lying.
Example Sentences
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Her work, let it be said, was no work at all, only a shuttle plying in and out mysteriously, and lyingly doing the deed known as tatting.
From Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown
The Ape thus lyingly praised, together with his crew, orders a present to be given to the flatterer.
From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
I'm more than glad, Duncan," he lyingly said, "that these financial people have asked you to examine and report upon this scheme of extension.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by George Cary Eggleston
Like Henry IV., he lyingly declared that he had come merely to claim his duchy and estates.
From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Why did ye lyingly Think such a thing, Seeing how flyingly Wealth may take wing?
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle
