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fraudulent

frau·du·lent

UK/ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/ US/ˈfɹɔːdjə.lənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

intended to deceive

  • “deceitful advertising”
  • “fallacious testimony”
  • “smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice” S.T.Coleridge
  • “a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes”

Origin

From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).

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