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Disingenuous

see synonyms of disingenuous

Adjective

1. artful, disingenuous

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

Example Sentences:
'an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time'
'a disingenuous excuse'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Disingenuous

see synonyms of disingenuous
adjective
not sincere; lacking candour

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Disingenuous

see synonyms of disingenuous
adjective
1. 
not straightforward; not candid or frank; insincere
2. 
slyly deceptive or misleading, typically by means of a pretense of ignorance or unawareness

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Disingenuous

see synonyms of disingenuous
adj.
1. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating: “Increasingly, the question of immigration has become a disingenuous stalking-horse for race and racial hostility” (Tyler Stovall).
2. Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf.
3. Usage Problem Unaware or uninformed; naive.

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