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dishonesty(dictionary)

dishonesty (iou)



dishonesty noun. LME.
[Old French desho(n)neste from Proto-Romance, from (after Latin honestas, -tat- HONESTY) Latin dehonestus: see DISHONEST adjective.]
Dishonour, shame; a dishonourable act. LME-L16.
Sexual misconduct, unchastity; a lewd act. LME-M17.
Foul or unsightly appearance; ugliness. LME-M16.
Lack of integrity or straightforwardness; spec. willingness to steal, cheat, lie, or act fraudulently. Also, a dishonest or fraudulent act. L16.
R. L. Stevenson They could see no dishonesty where a man who is paid for an hour's work gives half an hour's..idling in its place.