Synonyms for mendacious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : men-dey-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɛnˈdeɪ ʃəs |
Top 10 synonyms for mendacious
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for mendacious
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