mendacious

[Lat. mendax (gen it. mend a cis)=lying; mentior to lie; Ital. mendacio, mendace.] Lying; given to falsehood; false. měn-da-cio us-ly, adv. [Eng. mendacious; -ly.] In a mendacious or lying manner. měn-da-cio us-ne , s. [English mendacious; -ne .] The quality of being mendacious or lying; manage, to control. "He, the rightful owner of that steede, He well could menage and subdue his pride." Spenser: F. Q., II. iv. 2. mě-năg-er-le, mě năg-er-ý, s. [French, from ménager to keep house; ménage a household, housekeeping.] [MENAGE (2), 8. ] 1. A yard in which wild animals are kept. 2. A collection of wild animals; especially one kept for exhibition. "It is one long record of ambition, rapacity, mendaciousne , and crime."- Brit . Quarterly Review , vol. lvii., p. 222.