All 3 Uses of
fraudulent
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- These despised themselves, as being the dupes of a wily fraud, a guileful snake in the grass.†
Chpt 4 *
- She was a subscriber for all the "Health" periodicals and phrenological frauds; and the solemn ignorance they were inflated with was breath to her nostrils.†
Chpt 12
- In one corner they found a closet that promised mystery, but the promise was a fraud—there was nothing in it.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(fraudulent) dishonesty -- usually for financial gain or ego