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liar
adjectives
a good liar
( also an accomplished liar formal ) (= someone who tells believable lies )
• He's an accomplished liar who lies as easily as other men breathe.
a terrible/poor/rotten liar
(= who does not tell believable lies )
• You're a rotten liar, Julia. What really happened?
a big liar
spoken (= someone who tells big lies )
• You're such a big liar!
a habitual/chronic/inveterate liar
formal (= who lies a lot )
• Drug users are often habitual liars trying to cover up their addiction.
a congenital/pathological/compulsive liar
formal (= who tells lies because it is part of their personality to do so )
• He called her a congenital liar who would say anything to stay out of trouble.
verbs
call somebody a liar
(= say that someone is lying )
• Are you calling my mother a liar?
accuse somebody of being a liar
• He accused me of being a liar.
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noun ADJ. accomplished, good She's an accomplished liar?they believed every word she said. | bad, poor | big, terrible She's the biggest liar I've ever known. | compulsive, habitual, pathological VERB + LIAR call sb Are you calling me a liar?
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