disingenuous
11disingenuous — dis|in|gen|u|ous [ˌdısınˈdʒenjuəs] adj formal not sincere and slightly dishonest ≠ ↑ingenuous ▪ Keeping the details of the tax changes vague is disingenuous. >disingenuously adv …
12disingenuous — adjective not sincere and slightly dishonest: McEwan s claims about the incident strike me as disingenuous. disingenuously adverb …
13disingenuous — adjective that innocent, teary eyed look is just part of a disingenuous act Syn: insincere, dishonest, untruthful, false, deceitful, duplicitous, lying, mendacious; hypocritical …
14disingenuous — /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (say .disin jenyoohuhs) adjective not ingenuous; lacking in frankness, candour, or sincerity; insincere: * As if I ever thought of it! mocked Rose, which was disingenuous of her. –ada cambridge, 1904. –disingenuously, adverb… …
15disingenuous — adjective Date: 1655 lacking in candor; also giving a false appearance of simple frankness ; calculating • disingenuously adverb • disingenuousness noun …
16disingenuous — Synonyms and related words: apparently sound, artful, calculating, casuistic, clever, colorable, contriving, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, designing, devious, dishonest, double dealing, duplicitous, empty, fallacious, FALSE, falsehearted …
17disingenuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insincere, uncandid, deceitful, calcuLating; see dishonest 1 , hypocritical , sly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. insincere, deceitful, lying, artful, false, uncandid, dishonest, crooked, underhanded, two faced.… …
18disingenuous — dis|in|gen|u|ous [ ,dısın dʒenjuəs ] adjective FORMAL not really honest or sincere, and only pretending to be ╾ dis|in|gen|u|ous|ly adverb …
19disingenuous — dis·in·gen·u·ous || ‚dɪsɪn dÊ’enjÊŠÉ™s adj. insincere, not truthful, false, hypocritical …
20disingenuous — [ˌdɪsɪn dʒɛnjʊəs] adjective not sincere, especially in pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. Derivatives disingenuity noun disingenuously adverb disingenuousness noun …
