fraudulently

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adverb

In a fraudulent manner.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

adverbfraudulently (comparative more fraudulently, superlative most fraudulently)

comparative more fraudulently · superlative most fraudulently

  1. In a fraudulent manner.
    1 more example

    But there is one study that has been interpreted to suggest it is at least possible. It found that between 32,000 and 2.8 million noncitizen voters might have fraudulently cast ballots in the 2008 presidential election. The study, based on a survey of 38,000 people after that election, has been under fire since it was published in 2014.

    2017 January 26, Nate Cohn, “Illegal Voting Claims, and Why They Don’t Hold Up”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfraudulently
  2. Englishfraudulently

From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan fraudulentament
  • fraudulentamentin a fraudulent manner
Dutch frauduleus, bedrieglijk
  • frauduleusin a fraudulent manner
  • bedrieglijkin a fraudulent manner
Esperanto fraŭde
  • fraŭdein a fraudulent manner
Finnish vilpillisesti
  • vilpillisestiin a fraudulent manner
French frauduleusement
  • frauduleusementin a fraudulent manner
German betrügerisch
  • betrügerischin a fraudulent manner
Italian fraudolentemente
  • fraudolentementein a fraudulent manner
Polish oszukańczo
  • oszukańczoin a fraudulent manner
Russian моше́ннически
  • моше́ннически (mošénničeski)in a fraudulent manner
Spanish fraudulentamente
  • fraudulentamentein a fraudulent manner
Cite this entry
APA

fraudulently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fraudulently

MLA

“fraudulently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fraudulently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fraudulently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fraudulently.

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