2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement. [1913 Webster] -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Men*da"cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mendaciously — adverb /mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/ In a lying or deceitful manner. As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public. Syn: deceitfully See Also: mendacious, mendaciousness … Wiktionary
mendaciously — mendacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ untruthful. DERIVATIVES mendaciously adverb mendacity noun. ORIGIN Latin mendax lying … English terms dictionary
mendaciously — adverb see mendacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
mendaciously — See mendacious. * * * … Universalium
mendaciously — men deɪʃəslɪ adv. falsely, in an untrue manner, dishonestly … English contemporary dictionary
mendaciously — men·da·cious·ly … English syllables
mendaciously — See: mendacious … English dictionary
mendaciously — 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 … Useful english dictionary
mendacious — mendaciously, adv. mendaciousness, n. /men day sheuhs/, adj. 1. telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person. 2. false or untrue: a mendacious report. [1610 20; < L mendaci (see MENDACITY) + OUS] Ant. 1, 2.… … Universalium
untruthfully — adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave • Syn: ↑mendaciously • Ant: ↑truthfully • Derived from adjective: ↑untruthful, ↑mendacious … Useful english dictionary
