disingenuous

[Dis`in*genĀ·u*ous]

Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.

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Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.

Adjective
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"


a.
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.

a.
Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.


Disingenuous

Dis`in*gen"u*ous , a. 1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes. 2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults].
-- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n. Macaulay.

Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.

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Usage Examples

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.

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Other Usage Examples

While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.

On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.

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