adj
fraudulent
FRAW-dyuu-luhnt
adj
1
Involving deliberate deception, especially for financial gain.
"The bank flagged several fraudulent transactions on his account."
"She submitted a fraudulent insurance claim after the fire."
How to Use Fraudulent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDishonest and based on deliberate deception.
Common pairings
fraudulent activity
fraudulent claim
fraudulent transaction
Word Forms
more fraudulent comparative, most fraudulent superlative
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Etymology
From Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, "fraud."