Deceitful vs. Mendacious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deceitful and Mendacious
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Deceitful
Given to cheating or deceiving.
Mendacious
Lying; untruthful
A mendacious child.
Deceitful
Deliberately misleading; deceptive.
Mendacious
False; untrue
A mendacious statement.
Deceitful
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
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Mendacious
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
Deceitful
Deceptive, two-faced.
Mendacious
(of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
Deceitful
Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.
Harboring foul deceitful thoughts.
Mendacious
Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person.
Deceitful
Intended to deceive;
Deceitful advertising
Fallacious testimony
Smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice
A fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
Mendacious
False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement.
Deceitful
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another;
She was a deceitful scheming little thing
A double-dealing double agent
A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
Mendacious
Given to lying;
A lying witness
A mendacious child
Mendacious
Intentionally untrue;
A mendacious statement
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