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Antonyms for mendacious

Grammar : Adj
Spell : men-dey-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : mɛnˈdeɪ ʃəs

Definition of mendacious

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendacium "a lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction," from mendax (genitive mendacis) "lying, deceitful," from menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing," from PIE root *mend- "physical defect, fault" (see amend (v.)). The sense evolution of Latin mendax was influenced by mentiri "to speak falsely, lie, deceive." Related: Mendaciously; mendaciousness.
  • adj dishonest
Example sentences :
  • Party journalism in the Province of Quebec is peculiarly bitter and mendacious.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • Bein' a woman, you're too feeble-witted for reason, too mendacious for trooth.'
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • With this mendacious explanation Gustavus was forced to be content.
  • Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
  • The mendacious fiction was framed by the chief priests and elders of the people.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Angie said suddenly and turned with a mendacious inspiration on her brother.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Ace » by Douglas Grant
  • A mendacious biography of the English mystic, Thomas Vaughan.
  • Extract from : « Devil-Worship in France » by Arthur Edward Waite
  • For example, Polk has been called the Mendacious; but that is unjust.
  • Extract from : « The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) » by Justin H. Smith
  • His smile was like the smile of women who are at once witty, mendacious, and enchanting.
  • Extract from : « The Death of the Gods » by Dmitri Mrejkowski
  • These words, audacious as mendacious, caused a tremendous uproar.
  • Extract from : « The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • There is only one mendacious being in the world, and that is man.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood

Synonyms for mendacious

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