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  1. economical with the truthadjective

    not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire

  2. Etymology: * Believed to be from Edmund Burke. "Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatever: but, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth. It is a sort of temperance, by which a man speaks truth with measure that he may speak it the longer."

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  1. Economical with the truth

    To be economical with the truth literally means to avoid revealing too much of the truth. While the idea may have an approbatory sense of prudence or diplomacy, the phrase is often either used euphemistically to denote dissimulation (misleading by withholding pertinent information) or else used ironically to mean outright lying. The term parsimonious with the truth is also sometimes used in the same way.

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  1. Economical with the truth

    Economical with the truth is popularly used as a euphemism for deceitful, whether by volunteering false information or by deliberately holding back relevant facts. More literally, it describes a careful use of facts so as not to reveal too much information. A similar expression appeared in Mr. Punch's History of the Great War, published in July 1919: The modern phrase entered popular usage after it was used by the British then-Cabinet Secretary Robert Armstrong during the Spycatcher trial in 1986. It derives from Edmund Burke:

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of economical with the truth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of economical with the truth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of economical with the truth in a Sentence

  1. Robert Armstrong:

    It a letter contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.

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