An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MENDACIOUS
mendacious
(adjective) given to lying; “a mendacious child”
mendacious
(adjective) intentionally untrue; “a mendacious statement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mendacious (comparative more mendacious, superlative most mendacious)
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
(of a statement, etc) False or untrue.
Source: Wiktionary
Men*da"cious, a. Etym: [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf. mentiri to lie.]
1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious person.
2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement.
– Men*da"cious*ly, adv.
– Men*da"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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