DISHONEST

corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal

(adjective) capable of being corrupted; “corruptible judges”; “dishonest politicians”; “a purchasable senator”; “a venal police officer”

dishonest, dishonorable

(adjective) deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)

Not honest.

Interfering with honesty.

(obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

(obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

Antonyms

• honest

Anagrams

• hedonists, stonished

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*hon"est, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. déshonnête, OF. deshoneste.]

1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.] Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. Pope. Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. Sir T. North.

2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.] Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. Dryden.

3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.

4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust. To get dishonest gain. Ezek. xxii. 27. The dishonest profits of men in office. Bancroft.

Dis*hon"est, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. deshonester.]

Definition: To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.] I will no longer dishonest my house. Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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