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   Dis·hon·est

   /disˈänəst/

   

   adjective

   • 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
   • ▪ intended to mislead or cheat: "he gave the editor a dishonest account of events"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonorable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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