Definitions

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  • adjective Not lying; telling the truth.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ lying

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Examples

  • I guess the unlying racism of the left peeks through when the demonstrated their crush on Europe.

    Matthew Yglesias » Linda Chavez Sees Social Democracy Around the Corner 2009

  • “And if i am not telling the truth as the great unlying man that i am, may God strike me down – in, say, the year 2068 or so ..”

    Beat 360° 9/24/09 2009

  • I guess the unlying racism of the left peeks through when the demonstrated their crush on Europe.

    Matthew Yglesias » Linda Chavez Sees Social Democracy Around the Corner 2009

  • People were no different: “All those individuals who have secured a hasty wealth by the chances of speculation; all children of fortune; all victims of inheritance; all social sponges; all satellites of the court; all beggards of the market-place—all these are living and unlying witness to the unalterable retributions of the law of parasitism.”

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • People were no different: “All those individuals who have secured a hasty wealth by the chances of speculation; all children of fortune; all victims of inheritance; all social sponges; all satellites of the court; all beggards of the market-place—all these are living and unlying witness to the unalterable retributions of the law of parasitism.”

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • People were no different: “All those individuals who have secured a hasty wealth by the chances of speculation; all children of fortune; all victims of inheritance; all social sponges; all satellites of the court; all beggards of the market-place—all these are living and unlying witness to the unalterable retributions of the law of parasitism.”

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Mere human fallible creatures will soon be banished from the witness-box; judges and juries will content themselves with taking evidence of unerring, unlying phonographs!'

    Fonógrafos e Autómatos Artur 2007

  • All nations which have prematurely passed away, buried in graves dug by their own effeminacy; all those individuals who have secured a hasty wealth by the chances of speculation; all children of fortune; all victims of inheritance; all social sponges; all satellites of the court; all beggars of the market-place -- all these are living and unlying witness to the unalterable retributions of the law of parasitism.

    Natural Law in the Spiritual World Henry Drummond 1874

  • Although a failure at the box office due to its language and strong violence, Scarface is beloved in some sectors of society for its unlying theme of raising from poverty to capture the American dream … by any means necessary.

    Pop Crunch Castina 2010

  • You don't even know any of the unlying circumstances what happened and you dumbasses are drawing conclusions from this jittery shakey inconclusive video.

    House of Blues in Chicago Security Guard Attacks Public 2009

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