† fraudelousadj.
Obsolete.
= fraudulent adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [adjective]
fraudulentc1430
fraudelous1483
impostorous?1549
empirical1588
quacksalving1607
imposterous1611
imposturous1611
impostrous1612
impostorious1623
mountebankish1660
jackleg1833
jack-legged1839
sharkish1844
spivvy1945
spivvish1948
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 313 b/1 This is but temptacion of the deuylle and fraudelous deceyte.
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iv. i. 230 The frawdylouse deceyuer.
a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. l. f. civ/2 He shall be preserued and kepte from alle frawdelous decepcyons.
Derivatives
ˈfraudelously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adverb]
fraudulently1474
fraudfullyc1480
fraudelously1481
knavishly1481
overreachingly1571
cozeningly1611
mountebankly1619
quacksalvingly1652
imposterously1657
sharkingly1659
upon the sham1689
on the cross1802
quackishly1816
1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) xcvii. 148 (heading) How the vntrew greek latyns departed fraudelously fro the hoost.
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