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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

mendacious

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

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What does mendacious mean?

adjective

  1. Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
  2. False or untrue.

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IPA pronunciation

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

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This mendacious medico declared that no living thing could exist within fifteen miles of the tree.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368
“Yes—what the mendacious family chronicles call extinct in the male line—that is, gone down—gone under.”
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
More book examples (3)
The truth, as I have said, lies hidden in this extraordinarily mendacious confection.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
And Bastien, to confirm his mendacious statement, keeps wriggling his forefinger at the top of the tube, while his fellow-conspirators suppress their enjoyment as best they can.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Mason-BeesTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #2884
Mendacious self- impeachment seems especially convincing of abnormality.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449