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[syn: deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fraudulent \Fraud"u*lent\, a. [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus,
fraudis, fraud: cf. F. fraudulent.]
1. Using fraud; tricky; deceitful; dishonest.
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2. Characterized by, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud;
as, a fraudulent bargain.
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He, with serpent tongue, . . .
His fraudulent temptation thus began. --Milton.
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3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent
conquest. --Milton.
Syn: Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning;
subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious;
treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fraudulent
adj 1: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious
testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice"
- S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying
taxes" [syn: deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent]