[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.]
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I will no longer dishonest my house. --Chapman.
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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.]
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Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope.
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Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the
women]. --Sir T.
North.
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2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.]
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Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears,
Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
--Dryden.
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3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed
to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.
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4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity;
knavish; fraudulent; unjust.
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To get dishonest gain. --Ezek. xxii.
27.
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The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft.
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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]