Definition of dishonest

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Dishonest (a.) Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust.

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Incapable :: Incapable (a.) Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood..
Knave :: Knave (n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain..
Knavishness :: KNavishness (n.) The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Rascal :: Rascal (v.) A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster..
Trick :: Trick (a.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade..
Indirectness :: Indirectness (n.) Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Knavishly :: Knavishly (adv.) In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
Shyster :: Shyster (n.) A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.
Barratry :: Barratry (n.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo..
Rascally :: Rascally (a.) Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty..
Dishonest :: Dishonest (v. t.) To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid..
Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..
Sharking :: Sharking (n.) Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin..
Conveyance :: Conveyance (n.) Dishonest management, or artifice..
Unhonest :: Unhonest (a.) Dishonest; dishonorable.
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