Russell Baker

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious - just dead wrong.

American Journalist

Mollie Hemingway

People who care about facts and truth must remember to seek out original sources rather than trust mendacious reporters and media outlets.

American Author

Maxwell Caulfield

I'm always playing these mendacious characters who end up hoisting themselves by their own petard.

English Actor

Mendacious has a strong negative feeling, suggesting intentional dishonesty, not just a small or harmless lie.

Negative Connotation

'Mendacious' is formal and might not be used in casual conversation; it’s more common in written English or formal speech.

Formal Language

Mendacious may appear in contexts discussing ethics or philosophy, where truth and deception are central themes.