unhonest
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Is unhonest a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (rare) Dishonest, deceptive, misleading.Examples: "These irregularities may be caused by environment, management, and unhonest or erroneous actions of any kind."; "[…] and the confrontation between Islam and the West, which dates back to the Arab conquests of the seventh century and the crusades." How unrealistic and even unhonest is this analysis and predating of terrorism!"; "“I assured myself it was neither unjust nor unhonest for me to do for myself,” and he wrote to James reporting on the Queen's condition, and assuring him that he would be the first with the news when she died."rare
2. (obsolete) Dishonourable; unseemly, not respectable.Examples: "Theſame Alexander, be auiſed and coũſailed, that he ſhould winne and make frendes vnto him, all ſuche perſones both honeſt and vnhoneſt, good and badde, as beare any rule, ſtroke or autoritte, in the commen weale, and that the good men he ſhould vſe, and the euil perſones he ſhould abuſe, that is to ſaie, applie to ſome good vſe, that of theimſelfes they are not apte nor inclined vnto."; "children[…]should , neither see that was uncumlie, nor heare that was unhonest"; "‘We envy’ (saith Isocrates) ‘wise, just, honest men […]’ though they be otherwise vicious, unhonest; we love them, favour them, and are ready to do them any good office for their beauty's sake, though they have no other good quality beside."obsolete
3. (obsolete) Immoral, morally reprehensible.obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary