3 September 2013

mendacious

[men-dey-shuhs]

adjective

1. telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
2. false or untrue: a mendacious report.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin mendāci- (see mendacity) + -ous

Related forms
men·da·cious·ly, adverb
men·da·cious·ness, noun
un·men·da·cious, adjective
un·men·da·cious·ly, adverb

Antonyms
1, 2. veracious.

Today’s aphorism

I write because I must. It’s not a choice or a pastime; it’s an unyielding calling and my passion.

– Elizabeth Reyes

On this day

3 September 1901 – Australian national flag flies for the first time. The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne has the honours. 3 September is celebrated each year as Australia’s National Flag Day.

3 September 1939 – Britain declares war on Germany.

3 September 1970 – death of Alan Wilson. American guitarist and singer-songwriter for Canned Heat. He was 27.