mendaciously

Thân thiện

He answered the question mendaciously to avoid getting into trouble.

Definition

Adverb: * In a manner that is not truthful; dishonestly; deceitfully. It describes the way someone speaks or acts when they are intentionally telling a lie or being deceptive.

Usage

• Mendaciously is a formal adverb used to characterize an action, typically speech, as deliberately false.
• It is often used in written English, such as in journalism, legal contexts, or literary criticism, to describe deceptive statements or behavior.

Examples

• The witness answered the lawyer's questions mendaciously, hoping to avoid implicating himself.
• The advertisement claimed mendaciously that the product could produce miraculous results.
• He mendaciously assured everyone that the project was on schedule, despite knowing about the critical delays.

Advanced Usage

• Used to modify verbs of communication: It most commonly modifies verbs like , , , , , or .
  • The official mendaciously testified before the committee.

Variants and Related Words

• Mendacious (adjective): Untruthful; lying.
  • a mendacious statement
• Mendacity (noun): The quality of being untruthful; dishonesty.
  • He was accused of mendacity.

Synonyms

• Dishonestly
• Deceitfully
• Falsely
• Untruthfully

Antonyms

• Truthfully
• Honestly
• Candidly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a mendacious and untruthful manner
   • I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• untruthfully