Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mendacious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mendacious \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf.
mentiri to lie.]
1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious
person.
2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious
statement. -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Men*da"cious*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mendacious
adj 1: given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child"
[syn: {lying(a)}]
2: intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement"
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