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fraudulently

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a fraudulent manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a dishonest and fraudulent manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this money was fraudulently obtained

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fraudulentament — in a fraudulent manner
  • Dutch: frauduleus — in a fraudulent manner
  • Dutch: bedrieglijk — in a fraudulent manner
  • Esperanto: fraŭde — in a fraudulent manner
  • Finnish: vilpillisesti — in a fraudulent manner
  • French: frauduleusement — in a fraudulent manner
  • German: betrügerisch — in a fraudulent manner
  • Ido: fraude — in a fraudulent manner
  • Italian: fraudolentemente — in a fraudulent manner
  • Polish: oszukańczo — in a fraudulent manner
  • Russian: моше́ннически (mošénničeski) — in a fraudulent manner
  • Spanish: fraudulentamente — in a fraudulent manner