dishonest
dis·ho·nest
adjective
1.
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
3.
4.
- “corruptible judges”
- “dishonest politicians”
- “a purchasable senator”
- “a venal police officer”
Origin
From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.
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