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mendacious
[ men-dey-shuhs ]
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adjective
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful
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EXAMPLES OF MENDACIOUS
- The tabloids published a mendacious story about the celebrity’s personal life.
- My mendacious behavior made it difficult for anyone to trust me.
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- First recorded in 1595鈥�1605; akin to twitch.
EXAMPLES OF TWEAK
- After reviewing the report, I decided to tweak the conclusion to make it clearer.
- The software engineer tweaked the program’s code to improve its speed.
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- First recorded in 1830鈥�40 for an earlier sense of 鈥渦tterly,鈥� (apparently the adverb catawampusly was used before the adjective).
- Thought to be formed from聽cata-, “diagonally,”聽(see cater-cornered) + –wampus, perhaps akin to wampish.
EXAMPLES OF CATAWAMPUS
- The construction workers left the beam in a catawampus position, causing concern about the building’s stability.
- The painting hung in a catawampus way, making it look out of place on the otherwise neat wall.
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