🔤 Mendacious (Adjective)
IPA: //mɛnˈdeɪʃəs//
✨ Use mendacious when calling out lies with style—this word cuts without yelling.
🧠 Meaning
Not telling the truth; habitually dishonest or lying.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 The politician’s mendacious claims were exposed by multiple fact-checkers.
🔹 She grew tired of his mendacious excuses and walked away for good.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin mendax, mendacis meaning “lying, false,” related to mentīrī—“to lie.”
💡 Did You Know?
While “liar” is blunt, mendacious has a more formal or literary flavor—perfect for writing or precise critique.
🏷️ Related Words
#dishonest
#deceitful
#untruthful
#false
#lying
#duplicitous
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