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   mendacious

   /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. not telling the truth; lying: "mendacious propaganda"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin mendax, mendac- ‘lying’ (related to mendum ‘fault’) + -ious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mendaciously adverb
   • 2. mendaciousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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