dishonest
Use Dishonest in a sentence
ɪst adjective
1.
not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
2.
proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent: a dishonest advertisement.
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| —adj | |
| not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent | |
| dis'honestly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
dishonest
late 14c., from O.Fr. deshonesté (13c., Mod.Fr. déshonnêteté), perhaps from a M.L. or Gallo-Rom. compound of L. dis- "not" + honestus "honorable" (see honest). The L. form was dehonestus.
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Example sentences
Surely you know there are ways to be dishonest without outright lying.
Dishonest people will will junk economics to justify and maintain their power.
And while it almost never happens, you might be unlucky enough to get a dishonest cabbie.
Trade was distasteful to him-he found it dishonest and cheap.
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