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Definition of Mendacious

Mendacious
Mendacious Men*da"cious, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf. mentiri to lie.] 1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person. 2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement. -- Men*da"cious*ly, adv. -- Men*da"cious*ness, n.

Meaning of Mendacious from wikipedia

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- religious zealots, and dupes willing to be mani****ted by the Klan's cynical, mendacious leaders. It was, in this view, a movement of country parsons and small-town...
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- ) the downplaying of monastic hours, fasts and ceremonies, and a less mendacious approach to gullible pilgrims and tenants. However, he was not in favour...
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