disingenuous
adjective /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs/ formalDefinition
› (of a person or their behaviour) slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth: It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.Sly and devious
(Definition of disingenuous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- artful adjective
- back-door adjective
- calculating adjective
- calculation noun (PERSON)
- conniving adjective
- conspiratorial adjective
- cunning adjective (CLEVER)
- cunning noun
- devious adjective (DISHONEST)
- fox noun (CLEVER PERSON)
- foxy adjective (ANIMAL)
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