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nld: gewiekst
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(adjective) 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"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
disingenuous, artful
means
(adjective) marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
artful
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(adjective) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
devious, shifty
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(adjective) quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
adroit
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(adverb) in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
artfully, slyly, cunningly, craftily, foxily, trickily, knavishly
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