Dishonest

Definition of Dishonest

Dis`hon´est

a.	1.	Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. - Pope. Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. - Sir T. North.
	2.	Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. - Dryden.
	3.	Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.
	4.	Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust. To get dishonest gain. - Ezek. xxii. 27. The dishonest profits of men in office. - Bancroft.
v. t.	1.	To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. I will no longer dishonest my house. - Chapman.

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