DISINGENUOUS

(adj.) 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", "a disingenuous excuse"
synonyms : artful
His artful answers could not deceive her; she knew that he was hiding something. -added by naila_inlas
Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous. -added by nithi

Mnemonics for disingenuous

(Tag: English) INGENUOUS(can be remembered as genuine) IS SINCERE, INNOCENT AND SOPHISTICATED. AND disingenuous IS not naive, insincere
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(Tag: ) This word is derived from the word "Genuine", which means true and real. Disingenuous is just the opposite of genuine.
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(Tag: ) indigenous - Native ingenuous - naive,frank,innocent disingenuous - not naive, sophisticated ingenious - Clever
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(Tag: English) FOCUS ON sin IN THE WORD. CAN RELATE sin TO insincere OR sin TO liar(LIARS ARE NOT SINCERE)
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