4 Results for disingenuou
หรือค้นหา: -disingenuou-, *disingenuou*
Possible hiragana form: ぢしんげぬおう

WordNet (3.0)
disingenuous(adj) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine, Syn. artful, Ant. ingenuous, Example: an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time; a disingenuous excuse
disingenuously(adv) in a disingenuous manner, Syn. artfully, Example: disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work
disingenuousness(n) the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor, Ant. ingenuousness

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Disingenuous

a. 1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful. [ 1913 Webster ]

So disingenuous as not to confess them [ faults ]. Pope.

-- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]


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