Unfactual

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not factual. not-comparable

    "The Council awarded the annual Doublespeak award to the Republican National Committee. The winners each year are public officials who have "perpetuated language that is grossly unfactual, deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing or self-contradictory.""

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aberrantabroadadriftall abroadall offall wrong

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"The Council awarded the annual Doublespeak award to the Republican National Committee. The winners each year are public officials who have "perpetuated language that is grossly unfactual, deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing or self-contradictory.""

Etymology

From un- + factual.

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