Fraud'ū-lent, a.

adjective

(fraud'/ū-lent), a. [Lat. fraudulentus, from fraus; Fr. & Pr. fraudulent, Sp. & Pg. fraudulento, It. fraudolento, fraudolente.]

  1. Using fraud in making contracts; trickish.
  2. Containing, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud; as, a fraudulent bargain.
  3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest. Milton.

Syn. — Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; trickish; wily; cunning; subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious; treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair; knavish.