Fraudulent

//ˈfɹɔː.d͡ʒʊ.lənt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    False, phony.

    "He tried to pass a fraudulent check."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving deception wordnet

Synonyms

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dishonestamoralartfulbadbasebent

Example

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"Please beware of fraudulent emails."

Etymology

From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).

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