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disingenuously

adv
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs.li/UK

Etymology

From disingenuous + -ly.

  1. learned borrowing from ingenuus — “of noble character, frank”
  2. prefixed as disingenuous — “dis + ingenuous”
  3. suffixed as disingenuously — “disingenuous + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is not frank or open

    In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.

  2. In an unnoble manner

    In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.

    • The letter's false intent trumps any truths within, which one would expect of a woman who disingenuously calls herself Fidessa.

  3. In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.

The neighborhood

  • antonymcandidlyantonym(s) of “in a manner that is not frank or open”
  • antonymfranklyantonym(s) of “in a manner that is not frank or open”
  • antonymopenlyantonym(s) of “in a manner that is not frank or open”
  • antonymnoblyantonym(s) of “in an unnoble manner”
  • antonymworthilyantonym(s) of “in an unnoble manner”
  • neighbordisingenuous
  • neighbordisingenuousness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA