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

The notion of letting someone off the subpoena hook because they are unwilling to testify, or because they are untruthful, or both, is distasteful.
Criminal Contempt Is the Appropriate Solution for Dealing With Steve Bannon|Chuck Rosenberg|October 29, 2021|Time
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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