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mendacious

Pronunciation: [mɛnˈdeɪʃəs]

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Learn how to use mendacious in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “truthfulness”

(adjective) when someone is not telling the truth or is lying. If you say something that is mendacious, it means you are not honest about it.

Example

The news report was factual and not mendacious at all.

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His mendacious statements caused many people to distrust him.

Example

Do you think her story might be mendacious?

Context: “character assessment”

(adjective) describing someone who often lies or is known for being dishonest. A mendacious person frequently tells falsehoods.

Example

Everyone knows that he is not a mendacious person; he always tells the truth.

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She was labeled as mendacious after being caught in multiple lies.

Example

Why do you think some people choose to be mendacious?

How to pronounce mendacious

Pronunciation: [mɛnˈdeɪʃəs]

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