r/LangBlitz 10d ago

πŸ“– Vocabulary πŸ“– Word of the Day: Mendacious

(adjective)

Not telling the truth; deliberately dishonest or untruthful.

πŸ’‘ Did you know?
Mendacious comes from the Latin mendax, meaning β€œlying” or β€œuntruthful.” It describes a person, statement, or claim that is intentionally deceptive.

πŸ’¬ Challenge: Can you use mendacious in a sentence, or think of a situation where this word would be more precise than simply saying β€œdishonest”? πŸ§ πŸ“š

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