fraudulent
/ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/ adjective
- adjective Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
- adjective False, phony. “He tried to pass a fraudulent check.”
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Etymology
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.
- adjective Characterized by,, founded on, or proceeding from, fraund; as, a fraudulent bargain.
Etymology [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus, fraudis, frand: cf. F. fraudulent.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “fraudulent”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details