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adjective

Definition of fibbingnext
as in lying

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fibbing

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verb (1)

present participle of fib
as in prevaricating
to make a statement one knows to be untrue fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away

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fibbing

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verb (2)

present participle of fib, British
as in hiding
to strike repeatedly the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless

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  1. dishonest
  2. mendacious
  3. untruthful
Adjective
  • In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.
    Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Because there are five meaningful ways that honest messaging beats dishonest marketing.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dishonest
Adjective
  • Two stand out: his profile and endorsement, in 2000, of Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign, and his early opposition to George W. Bush’s disastrous and mendacious invasion of Iraq.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The candidate vying for a second White House stint — in the midst of his third overall campaign — has accumulated a long list of acts who do not want to be associated with his divisive, frequently mendacious rhetoric.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of mendacious
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  • However, Miranda, Assad, and Arroyo routinely failed in their obligations to cooperate with the investigation by delaying responses, refusing to provide certain information or documents, and providing inconsistent or untruthful responses.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Phelan, largely brushing off Covey's attacks as politically motivated and untruthful, has stuck to his reputation of having represented the district through several election cycles, running unopposed over the past several, and his work to advance border security legislation and funding last year.
    Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Definition of untruthful
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