splendide mendax


splen·di·de men·dax

foreign term \ˌsplen-di-ˌdā-ˈmen-ˌdäks\

Definition of SPLENDIDE MENDAX

: nobly untruthful

Origin of SPLENDIDE MENDAX

Latin

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