untrue

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ʌnˈtɹuː//

False; not true.

adjective

1
False; not true.
She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue.
"I know it is true, for an untrue word never passed her lips."
This statement is untrue.
The service aggressively maintained its position until I produced evidence proving it was untrue - including a recording of one of the calls with a senior MI5 officer.
2
Not faithful or loyal.
Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river
Let me be the one you come running to / I'll never be untrue
Tonight you didn't come / And my senses all were reeling / I had a certain scary feeling you'd been untrue

Etymology

From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.

Forms

comparative: more untrue
superlative: most untrue

untouchable · Not able to be touched.untouched · Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not…untraceable · Not able to be traced or tracked down.

untrue · False; not true.

unusual · Not usual, out of the ordinary.unusually · In an unusual manner.unwanted · Not wanted; unwelcome.

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