disingenuous (disinjenuus)

[ Such kinds of Pleasantry are very unfair and dis ingenu ous in Works of Criticism. Add is on , Spectator, No. 291. Persons entirely disingenuous , who really do not believe the opinions they defend. Hume , Prin. of Morals, § 1. Lovable as he was, it would be disingenuous , as well as idle, to attempt to show that Steele was a prudent man. A. Dobson, Int. to Steele, p. xxvi. disingenuously (dis-in-jen'ū-us-li), adv. In a disingenuous manner; not openly and candidly. disingenuousne (dis-in-jen'u-us-nes), n. The character of being disingenuous; want of candor. The disingenuousne of embracing a profe ion to which their own hearts have an inward reluctance. Government of the Tongue.