disingenuous

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Not ingenuous; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful

I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them:.

Assuming a pose of naivete to make a point or for deception
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive
{a} illiberal, unfair, mean, base, sly
Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who exemplified the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
{s} insincere, not truthful, false, hypocritical
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who
Someone who is disingenuous is slightly dishonest and insincere in what they say. It would be disingenuous to claim that this is great art. + disingenuously dis·in·genu·ous·ly He disingenuously remarked that he knew nothing about strategy. not sincere and slightly dishonest   ingenuous
Assuming a pose of naivete-to make a point, or for deception
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes
the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes
exemplified
disingenuousness
{n} mean subtility, low craft, art
Disingenuousness
disingenuity
disingenuously
in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work
disingenuously
insincerely, dishonestly, in a manner that is not frank and open
disingenuously
In a disingenuous manner
disingenuousness
the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
disingenuousness
The state or quality of being disingenuous
disingenuousness
{i} untruthfulness, dishonesty, quality of lacking candor; hypocrisy, insincerity
disingenuous
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