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mendax.

mendacious (lying, untruthful, dishonest)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmɛn.daːks]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛn.daks]

  1. mendacious (lying, untruthful, dishonest)

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”), whence also mendum and menda, plus -āx. Original meaning was "faulty" and was shifted towards "deceitful" under the influence of mentior (“to lie”).

noun[ˈmɛn.daːks]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛn.daks]

  1. liar

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”), whence also mendum and menda, plus -āx. Original meaning was "faulty" and was shifted towards "deceitful" under the influence of mentior (“to lie”).

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