men|da´cious|ness

men|da´cious|ness
men|da|cious «mehn DAY shuhs», adjective.
1. lying; untruthful; given to telling lies. »

The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house.

SYNONYM(S): dishonest.
2. false; untrue: »

a mendacious report, mendacious rumors.

SYNONYM(S): spurious.
[< Latin mendāx, -ācis lying + English -ous]
men|da´cious|ly, adverb.
men|da´cious|ness, noun.

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  • men|da´cious|ly — men|da|cious «mehn DAY shuhs», adjective. 1. lying; untruthful; given to telling lies. »The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house. SYNONYM(S): dishonest. 2. false; untrue: »a mendacious report, mendacious rumors …   Useful english dictionary

  • men|da|cious — «mehn DAY shuhs», adjective. 1. lying; untruthful; given to telling lies. »The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house. SYNONYM(S): dishonest. 2. false; untrue: »a mendacious report, mendacious rumors …   Useful english dictionary

  • of|fi´cious|ness — of|fi|cious «uh FIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. too ready to offer services or advice; minding other people s business; fond of meddling: »One of those officious, noisy little men who are always ready to give you unasked information (Benjamin Disraeli) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cious — an·dro·di·oe·cious; an·dro·mo·noe·cious; an·ti·per·ni·cious; as·tu·cious; atro·cious; atro·cious·ly; atro·cious·ness; au·da·cious·ly; au·da·cious·ness; aus·pi·cious; aus·pi·cious·ly; aus·pi·cious·ness; av·a·ri·cious; av·a·ri·cious·ly;… …   English syllables

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  • of|fi´cious|ly — of|fi|cious «uh FIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. too ready to offer services or advice; minding other people s business; fond of meddling: »One of those officious, noisy little men who are always ready to give you unasked information (Benjamin Disraeli) …   Useful english dictionary

  • of|fi|cious — «uh FIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. too ready to offer services or advice; minding other people s business; fond of meddling: »One of those officious, noisy little men who are always ready to give you unasked information (Benjamin Disraeli). SYNONYM(S) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mendacious — men•da•cious [[t]mɛnˈdeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest 2) false or untrue: a mendacious report[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L mendāx; see acious men•da′cious•ly, adv. men•da′cious•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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