Adjective: disingenuous ,dis-in'jen-yoo-us
- 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";
- artful
See also: distorted, insincere, misrepresented, perverted, twisted
Encyclopedia: Disingenuous