The definition of mendacious describes a dishonest person or thing.
(adjective)An example of mendacious used as an adjective is a mendacious person, a dishonest person.
See mendacious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: < L mendax (gen. mendacis) < IE base *mend-, a flaw > L emendare, emend
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See mendacious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: From Latin mendācium, lie
Origin: , from mendāx, mendāc-, mendacious
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