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lyinger

lyinger is the comparative form of lying.

Meaning of lying

Adjective

lying (not generally comparable, comparative more lying or lyinger, superlative most lying or lyingest)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious
    • Gloster: Then, Saunder, sit there, the lyingest knave in Christendom.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about lyinger

What is lyinger the comparative form of?
Lyinger is the comparative form of lying.

Words near lyinger in the dictionary

  1. lying upon
  2. lying waste
  3. lying with
  4. lying-in
  5. lying-ins
  6. lyinger
  7. lyingest
  8. lyingly
  9. lyings
  10. lyings-in
  11. lyk

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