Английский Этимологический словарь - mendacious
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Mendacious
mendacious
- 1616, from M.Fr. mendacieux, from L. mendacium "a lie," from mendax (gen. mendacis) "lying, deceitful," from menda "fault, carelessness in writing."
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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A mendacious person is someone who tells lies. A mendacious statement is one that is a lie. (FORMAL) ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin mendac-, mendax — more at amend Date: 1616 given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth ~ tales of his adventures Synonyms: see dishonest • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun MENDACIOUSLY adverb see mendacious ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. lying, untruthful. Derivatives mendaciously adv. mendacity n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: L mendax -dacis perh. f. mendum fault ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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