untruthful

[ uhn-trooth-fuhl ]

/ ʌnˈtruθ fəl /

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adjective

not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.

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Origin of untruthful

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un-¹, truthful

OTHER WORDS FROM untruthful

un·truth·ful·ly, adverbun·truth·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby untruthful

untroubled, untrue, untruss, untrustworthy, untruth, untruthful, untuck, untune, unturned, untutored, untwine

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How to use untruthful in a sentence

But, according to ADF, any conclusion Barrett wasn’t untruthful in previous testimony based on that webpage is incorrect.
Why does website say Barrett worked at anti-LGBTQ firm earlier than she disclosed?|Chris Johnson|October 9, 2020|Washington Blade
“So I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least untruthful manner, by saying, ‘No,’” he told Mitchell.
Spy Chief: We Should’ve Told You We Track Your Calls|Eli Lake|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said it was the least “untruthful” response he could think of.
Pentagon Papers’ James C. Goodale: The Outrageous NSA Opinion|James C. Goodale|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, however, the legacy of Malcolm X was too often subject to unlawful, untruthful, and unfair reporting.
How Betty Shabazz Persevered After Her Husband, Malcolm X, Was Killed|Ilyasah Shabazz|February 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Mendax is derived from splendide mendax, which is from Horace and means “nobly untruthful.”
Alex Gibney on His WikiLeaks Documentary: Julian Assange Got Corrupted|Marlow Stern|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then there is his reliance on sources who have proven time and again to be untruthful.
Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book|Karen Pouw|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Newspaper headlines are usually attractive enough, but shamefully untruthful.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
She was ignorant because of lack of opportunity, untruthful because she was ignorant; she could not see the relations of things.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
A third may be both inaccurate and untruthful, caring not so much for anything as to write his book.
Friends in Council|Arthur Helps
These two children were full of vices—the little girl was untruthful, the boy brutish.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert
Kate had an untruthful nature and was given to prevari-Kate, so she got into trouble, and engaged an advo-Kate.
Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

British Dictionary definitions for untruthful

untruthful

/ (ʌnˈtruːθfʊl) /

adjective

(of a person) given to lying

diverging from the truth; untrue

Derived forms of untruthful

untruthfully, adverbuntruthfulness, noun

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