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disingenuous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | artful |
| Derivation | disingenuousness |
an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time.
a disingenuous excuse.
Examples of disingenuous
disingenuous
Less disingenuous agencies will admit the emergency operation is not going well.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
To call it anything else is just as deceptive and disingenuous to say the least.
From the washingtontimes.com
It is disingenuous to favor increased taxes without addressing concomitant cuts.
From the sacbee.com
It forced senators to find new and often disingenuous ways to go after nominees.
From the online.wsj.com
Personal experience matters, and anyone who disputes that is being disingenuous.
From the washingtonpost.com
To be blunt, it's obvious what the GOP is doing, and denying it is disingenuous.
From the economist.com
How this fact gets lost on so many, especially Obama's critics, is disingenuous.
From the economist.com
I feel more awkward about writing character songs because it feels disingenuous.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Indeed, it would seem disingenuous for him to totally do away with the old days.
From the forbes.com
- 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"
- (disingenuously) in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work"
- Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive; Not ingenuous; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful; Assuming a pose of naivete to make a point or for deception
