mendacious C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #91973 Meanings 1 adj given to lying A mendacious child. 2 adj intentionally untrue A mendacious statement. 3 adj Lying, untruthful or dishonest. He was dismissed as a mendacious witness. 4 adj False or untrue. Mendacious propaganda. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · false or untrue. bastardcounterfactualerroneousfallaciousfalsefictitiousinaccurateincorrect Word family Derived forms mendaciouslymendaciousnessunmendacious Etymology Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mendacious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 91973 ## Meanings 1. given to lying 2. intentionally untrue 3. Lying, untruthful or dishonest. 4. False or untrue. ## Examples - A mendacious child. - A mendacious statement. - He was dismissed as a mendacious witness. - Mendacious propaganda. ## Synonyms - bastard - counterfactual - erroneous - fallacious - false - fictitious - inaccurate - incorrect ## Derived Forms - mendaciously - mendaciousness - unmendacious ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown