Fraudulent
/ˈfɹɔː.d͡ʒʊ.lənt/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
"Secondly, Philoſophy which we are warned not to take heed of : not that Philoſophy, which is true & ſound knowledge attained by naturall diſcourſe of reaſon ; but that Philoſophy which to bolſter hereſie or error, caſteth a fraudulent ſhew of reaſon vpon things which are indeed vnreaſonable, & by that meane as by a ſtratageme ſpoyleth the ſimple which are not able to withſtand ſuch cunning."
- 2 False, phony.
"He tried to pass a fraudulent check."
Adjective
- 1 involving deception wordnet
Example
More examples"Please beware of fraudulent emails."
Etymology
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).