untruthful

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un·truth·ful

(ŭn-tro͞oth′fəl)

adj.

1. Contrary to truth; not true.

2. Given to falsehood; mendacious. See Synonyms at dishonest.

un·truth′ful·ly adv.

un·truth′ful·ness n.

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untruthful

(ʌnˈtruːθfʊl)

adj

1. (of a person) given to lying

2. diverging from the truth; untrue

unˈtruthfully adv

unˈtruthfulness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•truth•ful

(ʌnˈtruθ fəl)

adj.

not truthful; lacking in veracity; false.

[1325–75]

un•truth′ful•ly, adv.

un•truth′ful•ness, n.

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Adj.

untruthful - not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person"

dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"

untruthful

adjective dishonest, lying, false, deceptive, hypocritical, fibbing, deceitful, dissembling, mendacious Some people may be tempted to give untruthful answers.
true, honest, candid, sincere, truthful, veracious

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

untruthful

adjective

1. Devoid of truth:

counterfactual, false, specious, spurious, truthless, untrue, wrong.

2. Given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth:

deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious.

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untruthful

[ˈʌnˈtruːθfʊl] ADJ [person] → mentiroso, falso; [account] → falso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

untruthful

[ˌʌnˈtruːθfʊl] adj [person] → menteur/euse; [answer] → mensonger/ère

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

untruthful

adj statement → unwahr; person → unaufrichtig; you’re being untruthful → da bist du unaufrichtig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

untruthful

[ʌnˈtruːθfʊl] adj → falso/a, menzognero/a

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