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mendacious

men·da·cious

UK/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ US/mɛˈndeɪʃʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

given to lying

  • “a lying witness”
  • “a mendacious child”
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2.

intentionally untrue

  • “a mendacious statement”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”), + -ious.

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