Word of the Day: Mendacious
Friday, October 13, 2023
Can you pronounce mendacious?  | | Friday, October 13, 2023 |
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| Mendacious |  |
| adjective | 1. Not telling the truth; lying. |
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 | | "I was quite mendacious as a child, but now I don't even like to tell a fib." | | "The first witness was mendacious, but the real story came out eventually." | | "I had to be mendacious in order to keep the surprise, but the big reveal was worth it." |
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 | | Latin, early 17th century |
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 | | "Mendacious" comes from the Latin "mendax," meaning "lying." One of the most mendacious figures in literature is the Boy Who Cried Wolf. In the fable, a young boy regularly lies about a wolf attacking his sheep. ... |  |
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