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Meanings of disingenuous in anglès

portuguès
astuto
espanyol
falsa

Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.

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astuto
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Examples for "artful"
Examples for "artful"
1
Allow the artful Dodge, for example, to explain his onfield decision-making role.
The Guardian
2
Unfortunately for the party, no Liberal leader since has been so artful.
News.com.au
3
The style is excellent, simple, unaffected; the method admirable, artful, and judicious.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
4
Her thoughts ran violently in the direction suggested by the artful letter.
The Golden Dog
5
The images come across as cool, dispassionate documentations rather than artful inventions.
The Irish Times
Usage of disingenuous in anglès
1
And blaming our deteriorating economic circumstances solely on outside events is disingenuous.
The South African
2
His lengthy list of published work suggests that he is being disingenuous.
The Guardian
3
So, too is his sheer straight-talking candour in an often disingenuous industry.
The Guardian
4
Your comments over the weekend and this morning are, at best, disingenuous.
Wired
5
It is a bit disingenuous to give that impression, Mr Kenny said.
The Irish Times
6
To attempt to assert that Folau's posts were homophobic is simply disingenuous.
News.com.au
7
I feel it is disingenuous and offensive for anyone to suggest otherwise.
The Irish Times
8
He was supported by Lord Aberdeen in a disingenuous and un-English speech.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
9
And it is disingenuous -and extremely opportunistic -to claim otherwise.
The South African
10
Ryana glanced at Sorak and said, You were disingenuous with our host.
The seeker
11
To insist on valuing learning over grades is offensively disingenuous and hypocritical.
Wired
12
I fear he has been somewhat disingenuous with me on the subject.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
13
The disingenuous candor of Teresa's manner was in exquisite contrast to Dunn.
Frontier Stories
14
He saw himself at once honest and disingenuous, divided between two aims.
The Soul of a Bishop
15
Rowland had not only been illogical, he had also been slightly disingenuous.
Roderick Hudson
16
Dubinin's vehement denials of FIMACO's involvement in the GKO market are disingenuous.
Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
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portuguès
astuto
Disingenuous through the time
Disingenuous across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common