Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mendaciously

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
men-da-cious-ly
IPA
/mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lying or deceitful manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English mendacious Middle English -ly English -ly English mendaciously From mendacious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more mendaciously (comparative) most mendaciously (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce mendaciously?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/.
What does mendaciously mean?
In a lying or deceitful manner.
Where does mendaciously come from?
Etymology tree English mendacious Middle English -ly English -ly English mendaciously From mendacious + -ly.

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