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    men·da·cious
    [menˈdāSHəs]
    adjective
    mendacious (adjective)
    1. not telling the truth; lying:
      "mendacious propaganda"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from Latin mendax, mendac- ‘lying’ (related to mendum ‘fault’) + -ious.
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    adjective
    1. not telling the truth; lying:
      lying
      untruthful
      dishonest
      deceitful
      false
      dissembling
      insincere
      disingenuous
      hypocritical
      fraudulent
      double-dealing
      two-faced
      Janus-faced
      two-timing
      duplicitous
      perjured
      perfidious
      untrue
      fictitious
      falsified
      fabricated
      fallacious
      invented
      made up
      hollow
      economical with the truth
      terminologically inexact
      unveracious
      Opposite:
      truthful
     
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    What is the difference between deceitful and mendacious?
    deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality.

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    What does mendacious mean?
    (of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest. From Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth"), from mendāx (“lying"). In no case is the evidence of the senses fallacious or mendacious; the fallacy is in the inference. To achieve this his methods were often mendacious or, more charitably, less than frank.

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    What is the difference between dishonest and mendacious?
    dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.

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    What is a synonym for Mendacious?
    Some common synonyms of mendacious are deceitful, dishonest, and untruthful. While all these words mean "unworthy of trust or belief," mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. When is deceitful a more appropriate choice than mendacious?

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    How does the adjective mendacious differ from other similar words?
    Some common synonyms of mendacious are deceitful, dishonest, and untruthful. While all these words mean "unworthy of trust or belief," mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.

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    What does'mendacious' mean?
    The term 'mendacious' emphasizes the persistent nature of such behavior, highlighting a pattern of deceit and falsehoods. Its etymology underscores the idea of actions or statements that are marred by faults or defects of truthfulness, reflecting the intent to mislead or deceive others. Try Again! Correct! 1.

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