disingenuous | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness | |
Synonyms: | artful | |
Examples: | "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine "a disingenuous excuse" |
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Related terms: | ingenuous distorted insincere | |
Similar spelling: |
disingenuously dizziness digenesis diakinesis |