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English Dictionary: untrue by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
untrue
adj
  1. not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
  2. not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske
  3. not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
    Synonym(s): out of true, untrue
  4. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"
    Synonym(s): false, untrue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Untrue \Un*true"\, a.
      1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is
            untrue.
  
      2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Untrue \Un*true\, adv.
      Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Chaucer.
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