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Adjective: disingenuous  ,dis-in'jen-yoo-us
  1. Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
    "a disingenuous excuse"; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time";
    - artful

See also: distorted, insincere, misrepresented, perverted, twisted

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