Mendacious \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf. mentiri to lie.] 1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person. 2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement. -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Men*da"cious*ness}, n. web1913
mendacious adj 1: given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child" [syn: {lying(a)}] 2: intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement" wn
MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. devils