mendacious
/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/
not telling the truth; lying
mendacious in a sentence
“The mendacious report was filled with false statistics.”
Origin of mendacious
Latin mendax lying, deceitful from mendum fault, defect
Related Words
duplicitous
deceitful in speech or conduct; double-dealing
disingenuous
not candid or sincere; giving a false appearance of frankness
perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy; treacherous
specious
superficially plausible but actually wrong; misleading in appearance
spurious
not genuine, authentic, or true; false or fake
fallacious
based on a mistaken belief; containing a fallacy