
[Middle English dishoneste, dishonorable, from Old French deshoneste, probably from Medieval Latin *dishonestus : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin honestus, honorable; see honest.]
dishonestly dis·hon'est·ly adv.SYNONYMS dishonest, lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious. These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness. Dishonest is the least specific: a dishonest business executive. Lying conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: a lying witness giving inconsistent testimony. Untruthful is a softer term and suggests lack of veracity and divergence from fact: made an untruthful statement. Deceitful implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: deceitful advertising. Mendacious is more formal than lying, and suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth: a mendacious and troublesome employee.
adjective
Definition: lying, untruthful
Antonyms: aboveboard, ethical, fair, frank, honest, moral, open, principled, scrupulous, trustworthy, truthful
The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate.
— Bern Williams, National Enquirer.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhæderlig, upålidelig
Français (French)
adj. - malhonnête, déloyal, de mauvaise foi
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unehrlich, unlauter
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανέντιμος, άτιμος, δόλιος, κακοήθης
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desonesto
Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco íntegro, podo honrado, fraudulento
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oärlig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不诚实的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不誠實的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정직하지 않은, (행동 등이) 그릇된
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不正直な, 不正な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير صادق أو شريف, غشاش, منافق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא הוגן, רמאי
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