If you ever want to call somebody a liar, but don't want them to know that you have made such an accusation, the word to use is mendaciloquent. Although, really it's more subtle than that. Mendaciloquent is a combination of mendacity and eloquence. So perhaps it's more like having the gift of the gab, except much, much grander.
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Thursday, 8 September 2011
Mendaciloquent
If you ever want to call somebody a liar, but don't want them to know that you have made such an accusation, the word to use is mendaciloquent. Although, really it's more subtle than that. Mendaciloquent is a combination of mendacity and eloquence. So perhaps it's more like having the gift of the gab, except much, much grander.
How do you pronouce that one?
ReplyDeletemen-da-SILL-oh-quent.
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