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fraudulent
English
Etymology
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f???.d??.l?nt/, /?f???.dj?.l?nt/, /?f???.d??.l?nt/, /?f???.dj?.l?nt/, /?f???d?.l?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f??.d??.l?nt/, /?f??d?.l?nt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?f??.d??.l?nt/, /?f??d?.l?nt/
Adjective
fraudulent (comparative more fraudulent, superlative most fraudulent)
- Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
- False, phony.
- He tried to pass a fraudulent check.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:deceptive
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Derived terms
- fraudulently
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin fraudulentus.
Adjective
fraudulent (feminine fraudulenta, masculine plural fraudulents, feminine plural fraudulentes)
- fraudulent
Derived terms
- fraudulentament
Related terms
- frau
- fraudulència
Further reading
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fraudulent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fraudelent, ffraudulent
Etymology
From Middle French fraudulent, itself borrowed from Latin fraudulentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?frau?diu?l?nt/, /?frau?dil?nt/
Adjective
fraudulent
- Dishonest, fraudulent; based on fraud.
- Necrotic, rotting; infected with or afflicted with gangrene.
Descendants
- English: fraudulent
References
- “fraude, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-06.
fraudulent From the web:
untrue
English
Alternative forms
- untrew (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untr?ewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuw?, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- +? true.
Adjective
untrue (comparative more untrue, superlative most untrue)
- False; not true.
- Synonyms: false, inaccurate, incorrect, unveridical, wrong; see also Thesaurus:false
- Antonym: true
- Not faithful or loyal.
- Synonyms: false, perfidious, unfaithful
- Antonym: faithful
Derived terms
- untruism
Translations
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