Definition & Meaning of "disingenuous"in English

disingenuous

lacking sincerity and honesty, particularly by not revealing as much as one knows

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most disingenuous

Comparative

more disingenuous

gradable

domain

behavior, communication, ethics

Examples

Her disingenuous response made it clear she wasn’t telling the whole truth.

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disingenuous

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