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adjective
- 1. not telling the truth; lying: "mendacious propaganda"
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The meaning of MENDACIOUS is given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth. How to use mendacious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Mendacious.
adjective. formal uk / menˈdeɪ.ʃəs / us / menˈdeɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not telling the truth: Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. True, real, false, and unreal. actuality. actually. all that glitters is not gold idiom. alternate reality. false flag. falsely.
A mendacious person is one who tells lies habitually and intentionally. Don't get stuck at the water cooler or bus stop next to someone you consider mendacious!
adjective. formal us / menˈdeɪ.ʃəs / uk / menˈdeɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not telling the truth: Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. True, real, false, and unreal. actuality. actually. all that glitters is not gold idiom. alternate reality. fake news. false flag.
1. telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful. a mendacious person. 2. false or untrue. a mendacious report. ANTONYMS 1, 2. veracious.
Define mendacious. mendacious synonyms, mendacious pronunciation, mendacious translation, English dictionary definition of mendacious. adj. 1. Lying; untruthful: a mendacious child. 2. False; untrue: a mendacious statement. See Synonyms at dishonest. men·da′cious·ly adv. American Heritage®...
Mendacious definition: telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful. See examples of MENDACIOUS used in a sentence.
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest. Wiktionary. Synonyms: fibbing. untruthful. untrue. dishonest. false. lying. deceitful. Antonyms: sincere. frank. truthful. honest. Origin of Mendacious. From Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth" ), from mendāx (“lying" ). From Wiktionary.
MENDACIOUS definition: not telling the truth. Learn more.
Definition of mendacious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.