disingenuous
/,dɪsɪn'dʒɛnjuəs/
adjective
12 letters5 syllables14 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formdisingenuousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinisingenuousday
Starts & ends withD … S
Syllablesdis · in · gen · u · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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