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Meanings of disingenuous in English

Portuguese
astuto
Spanish
falsa

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

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      Usage of disingenuous in English
      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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      Translations for disingenuous
      Portuguese
      astuto
      Disingenuous through the time
      Disingenuous across language varieties
      Ireland
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common
      United Kingdom
      Less common