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Webster 1913 Edition
Fraudulent
Fraud′u-lent
,Adj.
[L.
fraudulentus
, fr. fraus
, fraudis
, fraud: cf. F. fraudulent
.] 1.
Using fraud; tricky; deceitful; dishonest.
2.
Characterized by, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud;
as, a
. fraudulent
bargainHe, with serpent tongue, . . .
His
His
fraudulent
temptation thus began. Milton.
Syn. – Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning; subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious; treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fraudulent
FRAUD'ULENT
, a.1.
Deceitful in making contracts; trickish; applied to persons.2.
Containing fraud; founded on fraud; proceeding from fraud; as a fraudulent bargain.3.
Deceitful; treacherous; obtained or performed by artifice.Definition 2024
fraudulent
fraudulent
English
Adjective
fraudulent (comparative more fraudulent, superlative most fraudulent)
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:deceptive
- See also Wikisaurus:fake
Derived terms
Translations
dishonest; based on fraud or deception
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false; phony
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