untrue
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtɹuː/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true.
- 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."”
- 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”