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DISINGENUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
Example:
a disingenuous excuse
Synonyms:
artful; disingenuous
Classified under:
Similar:
distorted; misrepresented; perverted; twisted (having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented)
Also:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
Antonym:
ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
Derivation:
disingenuousness (the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor)
