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disingenuous meaning and definition

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DISINGENUOUS adjective

Definition of disingenuous (adjective)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: artful
    • antonym: artless
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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