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FRAUDULENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intended to deceive

Example:

a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes

Synonyms:

deceitful; fallacious; fraudulent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

Derivation:

fraudulence (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)

fraudulence (the quality of being fraudulent)

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