Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an untruthful manner; falsely; faithlessly.
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- adverb In an
untruthful manner;falsely .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner
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Examples
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A myth is a story, or account, which tells the truth untruthfully, which is to say, by figures and images rather than literally.
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There were times when Our Lord Jesus Christ defended himself against the false accusations that were being thrown against him indiscriminately ( "If I have spoken untruthfully, then tell me what I have said; if not, why do you strike me?").
Pope Benedict XVI, the ecclesiastically incorrect" pontiff 2009
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To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Barbra Streisand: Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them? Barbra Streisand 2012
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To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Barbra Streisand: Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them? Barbra Streisand 2012
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While untruthfully scare-mongering the stoppage of Social Security payments, this latest presidential folly instigated a last-minute compromise to avoid a debt default.
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To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Barbra Streisand: Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them? Barbra Streisand 2012
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To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Barbra Streisand: Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them? Barbra Streisand 2012
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To which Gingrich responded untruthfully that, "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Barbra Streisand: Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them? Barbra Streisand 2012
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In one camp, we preach (impractically) that money is the root of all evil and we should rise above it; and in the other camp, we preach (untruthfully) that God blesses the faithful and wants each person to be fabulously wealthy.
Paul Raushenbush: The Religious Case for Moving Your Money Where Your Heart Is 2010
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Senator Clinton doesn't attack unfairly, just untruthfully, using very creative statistics.
Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly 2008
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