dishonest
dis.hon.est \(')dis-'a:n-*st\ aj [ME, fr. MF deshoneste, fr. des- + honeste
honest] obs 1: SHAMEFUL, UNCHASTE 2: characterized by lack of truth,
honesty, or trustworthiness UNTRUTHFUL mean unworthy of trust or belief.
DISHONEST implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat,
or defraud; DECEITFUL usu. implies an intent to mislead and commonly
suggests a false appearance or double-dealing in behavior; MENDACIOUS is
less forthright than LYING and may suggest bland or even harmlessly
mischievous deceit; LYING implies a specific act or instance rather than a
habit or tendency of telling untruths; UNTRUTHFUL is a less brutal term
than LYING and in application to accounts or description may lack any
suggestion of fraudulent motive - dis.hon.est.ly av SYN syn DISHONEST,
DECEITFUL, MENDACIOUS, LYING,