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untruthful

[uhn-trooth-fuhl]

adjective

  1. not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.



untruthful

/ ʌˈٰːθʊ /

adjective

  1. (of a person) given to lying

  2. diverging from the truth; untrue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • untruthfully adverb
  • untruthfulness noun
  • ܲˈٰܳٳڳܱԱ noun
  • ܲˈٰܳٳڳܱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untruthful1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; un- 1, truthful
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Example Sentences

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The attorneys suggest that the Department of Homeland Security’s acting general counsel, Joseph Mazzara, may have given untruthful testimony.

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If they find them to be false or untruthful or misleading, they publish their findings.

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The part that is so infuriating is how misleading and untruthful it is.

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She admitted being untruthful but said she had found herself in an impossible situation.

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Delivering his verdict, District Judge Angus Hamilton said he believed Law had been "untruthful about what happened" during the match.

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