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Definition of untrue - 3 dictionary results

un⋅true

  [uhn-troo]
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–adjective, -tru⋅er, -tru⋅est.
1. not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
2. unfaithful; false.
3. incorrect or inaccurate.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME untrewe, OE un(ge)trēowe; see un- 1 , true

Related forms:
un⋅true⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. groundless, unfounded, erroneous.
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un·true   (ŭn-trōō')   
adj.   un·tru·er, un·tru·est

  1. Contrary to fact; false.

  2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact.

  3. Disloyal; unfaithful.

un·tru'ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

untrue 
O.E. untreowe "unfaithful" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + true. Cf. M.Du. ongetrouwe, M.L.G. ungetruwe, O.H.G. ungitriuwi, O.N. utryggr. Meaning "contrary to facts" is attested from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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