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.

untruthful

(ʌnˈtruːθfʊl)

adj

1. (of a person) given to lying

2. diverging from the truth; untrue

unˈtruthfully adv

unˈtruthfulness n

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

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.

Translations

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bugiardo

untruthful

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

untruthful

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

untruthful

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

untruthful

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

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