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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive;
[syn: dishonest, dishonorable]

2. capable of being corrupted;
- Example: "corruptible judges"
- Example: "dishonest politicians"
- Example: "a purchasable senator"
- Example: "a venal police officer"
[syn: corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, v. t. [Cf. OF. deshonester.] To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I will no longer dishonest my house. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. d['e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.] 1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] 2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man. [1913 Webster] 4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust. [1913 Webster] To get dishonest gain. --Ezek. xxii. 27. [1913 Webster] The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dishonest adj 1: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive [syn: dishonest, dishonorable] [ant: honest, honorable] 2: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal]