disingenuously

Meanings

Adverb

• in a disingenuous manner
  • "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work"

Adv

• In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
• In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
• In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.

Synonyms

artfully, deceitfully, deceptively, ignobly, unworthily

Antonyms

candidly, frankly, nobly, openly, worthily

Related Words

disingenuous, disingenuousness