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Disingenuous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Disingenuous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"

"a disingenuous excuse"

2

Not honourable; unworthy of honour

Related Terms
Antonyms
artless
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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