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untrue

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtɹuː/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

  1. False; not true.

    “She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue.”

    “"I know it is true, for an untrue word never passed her lips."”

  2. Not faithful or loyal.

    “Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river”

    “Let me be the one you come running to / I'll never be untrue”