mendaciously

From mendacious + -ly.

• IPA^(key): /mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/

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mendaciously (comparative more mendaciously, superlative most mendaciously)

1. In a lying or deceitful manner.

   As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public.

   I don't think I'm going to buy what she just told me. Her gestures, eye movements, and hesitancy in her tone raised some substantial red flags. Therefore, I have reason to believe she was giving an excuse mendaciously. If you could've witnessed this, you'd know it too!

• deceitfully

• mendacious
• mendaciousness