men|da´cious|ly

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.

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 — «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|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 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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