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FRAUDULENTLY
fraudulently
(adverb) in a dishonest and fraudulent manner; “this money was fraudulently obtained”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
fraudulently (comparative more fraudulently, superlative most fraudulently)
In a fraudulent manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Fraud"u*lent*ly, adv.
Definition: In a fraudulent manner.
FRAUDULENT
Fraud"u*lent, a. Etym: [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. Milton.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
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