fraudulent

[FraudĀ·u*lent]

Something fraudulent is intentionally false and meant to harm or deceive. That email message from the Sultan of Brunei offering you millions of dollars just might be fraudulent.

...

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

Adjective S.
intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"


a.
Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

a.
Characterized by,, founded on, or proceeding from, fraund; as, a fraudulent bargain.

a.
Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest.


Fraudulent

Fraud"u*lent , a. [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus, fraudis, frand: cf. F. fraudulent.] 1. Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest. 2. Characterized by,, founded on, or proceeding from, fraund; as, a fraudulent bargain.
He, with serpent tongue, . . . His fraudulent temptation thus began.
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.

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

...

Usage Examples

I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply do not get it. The other variant is that I love something the world disdains. This has had severe career consequences: I am still famous - or notorious - in certain quarters where I am recalled as the man who liked 'Hudson Hawk.'

Misspelled Form

fraudulent, dfraudulent, rfraudulent, tfraudulent, gfraudulent, vfraudulent, cfraudulent, draudulent, rraudulent, traudulent, graudulent, vraudulent, craudulent, fdraudulent, frraudulent, ftraudulent, fgraudulent, fvraudulent, fcraudulent, feraudulent, f4raudulent, f5raudulent, ftraudulent, ffraudulent, feaudulent, f4audulent, f5audulent, ftaudulent, ffaudulent, freaudulent, fr4audulent, fr5audulent, frtaudulent, frfaudulent, frqaudulent, frwaudulent, frsaudulent, frzaudulent, frqudulent, frwudulent, frsudulent, frzudulent, fraqudulent, frawudulent, frasudulent, frazudulent, frayudulent, fra7udulent, fra8udulent, fraiudulent, frajudulent, fraydulent, fra7dulent, fra8dulent, fraidulent, frajdulent, frauydulent, frau7dulent, frau8dulent, frauidulent, fraujdulent, frausdulent, frauedulent, fraufdulent, frauxdulent, fraucdulent, frausulent, fraueulent, fraufulent, frauxulent, frauculent, fraudsulent, fraudeulent, fraudfulent, fraudxulent, fraudculent, fraudyulent, fraud7ulent, fraud8ulent, fraudiulent, fraudjulent, fraudylent, fraud7lent, fraud8lent, fraudilent, fraudjlent, frauduylent, fraudu7lent, fraudu8lent, frauduilent, fraudujlent, frauduklent, frauduolent, frauduplent, fraudu:lent, fraudukent, frauduoent, fraudupent, fraudu:ent, fraudulkent, frauduloent, fraudulpent, fraudul:ent, fraudulwent, fraudul3ent, fraudul4ent, fraudulrent, fraudulsent, frauduldent, fraudulwnt, fraudul3nt, fraudul4nt, fraudulrnt, fraudulsnt, frauduldnt, fraudulewnt, fraudule3nt, fraudule4nt, fraudulernt, fraudulesnt, fraudulednt, fraudulebnt, fraudulehnt, fraudulejnt, fraudulemnt, fraudule nt, fraudulebt, frauduleht, fraudulejt, fraudulemt, fraudule t, fraudulenbt, fraudulenht, fraudulenjt, fraudulenmt, fraudulen t, fraudulenrt, fraudulen5t, fraudulen6t, fraudulenyt, fraudulengt, fraudulenr, fraudulen5, fraudulen6, frauduleny, frauduleng, fraudulentr, fraudulent5, fraudulent6, fraudulenty, fraudulentg.

Other Usage Examples

Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you.

Comments


Browse Dictionary