mendacious

[ men-dey-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.

  2. false or untrue: a mendacious report.

Origin of mendacious

1
1610–20; <Latin mendāci- (see mendacity) + -ous

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Other words from mendacious

  • men·da·cious·ly, adverb
  • men·da·cious·ness, noun
  • un·men·da·cious, adjective
  • un·men·da·cious·ly, adverb

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