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Definition of mendacious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mendacious

adjective
 
/menˈdeɪʃəs/
 
/menˈdeɪʃəs/
(formal)
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  1. not telling the truth synonym lying
    • mendacious press statements
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin mendax, mendac- ‘lying’ (related to mendum ‘fault’) + -ious.
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