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mendaciously

adverb

  1. in a mendacious manner
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Pronunciation: /mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English mendacious Middle English -ly English -ly English mendaciously From mendacious + -ly.

  1. In a lying or deceitful manner.

    As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public.

    I don't think I'm going to buy what she just told me. Her gestures, eye movements, and hesitancy in her tone raised some substantial red flags. Therefore, I have reason to believe she was giving an excuse mendaciously. If you could've witnessed this, you'd know it too!