Deceitful vs. Mendacious
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Difference Between Deceitful and Mendacious
Deceitfuladjective
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
Mendaciousadjective
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
Deceitfuladjective
deceptive, two-faced
Mendaciousadjective
(of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
Deceitfuladjective
intended to deceive;
deceitful advertisingfallacious testimonysmooth, shining, and deceitful as thin icea fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxesMendaciousadjective
given to lying;
a lying witnessa mendacious childADVERTISEMENT
Deceitfuladjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another;
she was a deceitful scheming little thinga double-dealing double agenta double-faced infernal traitor and schemerMendaciousadjective
intentionally untrue;
a mendacious statement
