mendaciously

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/mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/

adverb

In a lying or deceitful manner.

“As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public.”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adverbmendaciously (comparative more mendaciously, superlative most mendaciously)

comparative more mendaciously · superlative most mendaciously

  1. In a lying or deceitful manner.

    As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public.

    1 more example

    I don't think I'm going to buy what she just told me. Her gestures, eye movements, and hesitancy in her tone raised some substantial red flags. Therefore, I have reason to believe she was giving an excuse mendaciously. If you could've witnessed this, you'd know it too!

    Synonyms: deceitfully

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a lying or deceitful manner.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a mendacious and untruthful manner

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

mendaciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciously

MLA

“mendaciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciously. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendaciously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciously.

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