Men·da·cious a.
1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person.
2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement.
-- Men*da*cious*ly, adv. -- Men*da*cious*ness, n.
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mendaciously
adv : in a mendacious and untruthful manner; "I told him, quite
untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave"
[syn: untruthfully] [ant: truthfully]