Fraudful

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    fraudulent. archaic

    "From this curſt hour, the fraudful dame / Of ſacred Truth uſurps the name, / And, vvith a vile, perfidious mind, / Roams far and near, to chat mankind; / Falſe ſighs ſuborns, and artful tears, / And ſtarts vvith vain pretended fears; […]"

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"From this curſt hour, the fraudful dame / Of ſacred Truth uſurps the name, / And, vvith a vile, perfidious mind, / Roams far and near, to chat mankind; / Falſe ſighs ſuborns, and artful tears, / And ſtarts vvith vain pretended fears; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English fraudful, equivalent to fraud + -ful.

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