fraudulent
Middle English
/ˈfrau̯diu̯lɛnt/
adj
Definitions
- Dishonest, fraudulent; based on fraud.
- Necrotic, rotting; infected with or afflicted with gangrene.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fraudulent derived from Latin fraudulentus (fraudulent, deceitful).
Origin
Latin
fraudulentus
Gloss
fraudulent, deceitful
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifraudulent English
- fraudulent English
- fraudulently English
- fraudulentness English
- nonfraudulent English
- unfraudulent English
- fraudulenter Latin
- fraudulentia Latin
- fraudulentus Latin
- fraus Latin
- fraudulently Middle English
- fraudulent Old French
- fraudulent Middle French