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  • 41mendacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lying, untrue, spurious; see false 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dishonest, lying, false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, fraudulent, untruthful, dissembling. ANT.: honest, truthful III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …

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  • 42lain — laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position, posture; lair of an animal v. make an intentionally untruthful statement, tell a falsehood; purposefully deceive v. be in a horizontal position …

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  • 43lay — leɪ n. way in which something is laid or lies (especially of a country); (Slang) sexual partner (vulgar); (Slang) sexual intercourse (vulgar) n. poem which tells a story (especially one that can be sung); song v. place in a horizontal position;… …

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  • 44lie — laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position, posture; lair of an animal v. make an intentionally untruthful statement, tell a falsehood; purposefully deceive v. be in a horizontal position …

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  • 45lied — lɪːd n. traditional German art song from the 19th century laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position, posture; lair of an animal v. make an intentionally untruthful statement, tell a… …

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  • 46lies — laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position, posture; lair of an animal v. make an intentionally untruthful statement, tell a falsehood; purposefully deceive v. be in a horizontal position …

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  • 47lying — ly·ing || laɪɪŋ n. reclining, resting in a horizontal position; act of telling an untruth adj. tending to or characterized by untruth laɪ n. untruthful statement, falsehood; deception n. manner in which something lies, state, position,… …

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  • 48false — adjective 1) a false report Syn: incorrect, untrue, wrong, erroneous, fallacious, flawed, distorted, inaccurate, imprecise; untruthful, fictitious, concocted, fabricated, invented, made up, trumped up, unfounded …

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  • 49dishonest — [dis än′ist] adj. [ME < OFr deshoneste, altered (after des , DIS ) < L dehonestus: see DE & HONEST] not honest; lying, cheating, etc. dishonestly adv. SYN. DISHONEST implies the act or practice of telling a lie, or of cheating, deceiving,… …

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  • 50mendaciously — adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave • Syn: ↑untruthfully • Ant: ↑truthfully (for: ↑untruthfully) • Derived from adjecti …

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