disingenuous

Adjective
  1. Not straightforward or candid;
    Giving a false appearance of frankness (synset 301313640)
    "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"; "a disingenuous excuse"
    also: insincere - lacking sincerity
    similar to: distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted - having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
    same as: artful

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