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disingenuous
What does disingenuous mean?
disingenuous (adjective): not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use disingenuous in a sentence?
- A disingenuous excuse. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce disingenuous?
/dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disingenuous come from?
From dis- + ingenuous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “disingenuous” mean?
allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent
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curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere
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of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
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not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
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