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untrue

unt·rue

UK/ʌnˈtɹuː/ US/ʌˈntru/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not according with the facts

  • “unfortunately the statement was simply untrue”
  • “the facts as reported were wrong”
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2.

not true to an obligation or trust

  • “is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty” Bruno Laske
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3.

not accurately fitted; not level

  • “the frame was out of true”
  • “off-level floors and untrue doors and windows”
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4.

(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

  • “a false friend”
  • “when lovers prove untrue”
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Origin

From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

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