mendacious

[US]/menˈdeɪʃəs/
[UK]/menˈdeɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not telling the truth; lying; dishonest

Example Sentences

a mendacious statement

submitted a mendacious insurance claim.

a mendacious statement.See Synonyms at dishonest

Even when she is not being overtly mendacious,she tinkers with the truth.

Some reckon its failure to unearth masses of new information is down to a mix of mendacious reticence on the part of key witnesses and the pusillanimity of their inquisitors.

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