false
Cross references:
1. faithless
1. false \'fo.ls\ aj [ME fals, fr. OF & L; OF, fr. L falsus, fr. pp. of
fallere] 1: not genuine {~ documents ~ teeth} 2a: intentionally untrue {~
testimony} 2b: adjusted or made so as to deceive {~ scales} 2c: tending
to mislead {~ promise} 3: not true {~ concepts} 4a: not faithful or loyal
: TREACHEROUS obs 4b: not solid 5a: not essential or permanent 5b:
fitting over a main part to strengthen it, to protect it, or to diguis e
its appearance 6: of a kind related to or resembling another kind that is
usu. designated by the unqualified vernacular {~ oats} 7: inaccurate in
pitch {a ~ note} 8a: based on mistaken ideas {~ pride} 8b: inconsistent
with the true facts {a ~ position} nearly all its senses carries an
implication of deceiving or of being deceived; WRONG implies usu. no more
than a simple negation of or deviation from rightness or correctness -
false.ly av SYN syn FALSE, WRONG mean neither true nor right. FALSE in
2. false av : FAITHLESSLY, TREACHEROUSLY {his wife played him ~>