Fraudful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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; […]"
Example
More examples"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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