untruthful
adjective
not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.
untruthfully
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a word derived from
untruthful.
Example Sentences
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But she said that she thought “most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns” and the committee would be carefully considering how to respond.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2022
Cheney said that "I think most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns. We will be discussing these issues as a committee, carefully considering our next steps."
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2022
An Oxford arts doctorate generally takes at least three or four years; in 2009, midway through his second year, Mallory was signing e-mails, untruthfully, “Dr. Daniel Mallory.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
What he objected to was sloppy, overwrought language that depicted both nature and emotion untruthfully and unbeautifully.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
‘I could take a lot more yet, sir. My packet is quite light,’ said Sam stoutly and untruthfully.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
