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   Dis·in·gen·u·ous

   /ˌdisənˈjenyəwəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does: "he was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical"

   Derivatives

   • 1. disingenuity noun
   • 2. disingenuously adverb
   • 3. disingenuousness noun

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