dis•in•gen•u•ous
[dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs]
adjective
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or
hypocriticallyingenuous; insincere: Her
excuse was rather disingenuous.
Origin:
1645–55; dis-1 + ingenuous
Related forms
dis•in•gen•u•ous•ly, adverb
dis•in•gen•u•ous•ness, noun
non•dis•in•gen•u•ous, adjective
non•dis•in•gen•u•ous•ly, adverb
non•dis•in•gen•u•ous•ness, noun
Example Sentences
• But
it's disingenuous and a little
facile to jump on him about this thing.
• Equating
commercial advertising with churches' advertising is disingenuous.
• But
it's only a moment, and a disingenuous
one at that.
I would suggest that we add one more example sentence to
that which was obtained from dictionary.com:
• Mr.
Romney's claim that he needed to see ten years of tax returns for his
potential presidential candidate to properly vet them while simultaneously refusing to release more than one year of his own (with a promise - yet unfulfilled - to release only one more), is disingenuous at best!
I was going to write more – but that seems to say it all!
Wherever you are today I hope you will refrain from being
disingenuous!
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