different between ignobly vs disingenuously
ignobly
English
Etymology
ignoble +? -ly
Adverb
ignobly (comparative more ignobly, superlative most ignobly)
- in an ignoble manner
Anagrams
- boyling
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disingenuously
English
Etymology
From disingenuous +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d?s.?n?d??n.ju.?s.li/
Adverb
disingenuously (comparative more disingenuously, superlative most disingenuously)
- In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
- 1874, Governor Musgrave, "Capital: Mr. Mill's Fundamental Propositions", The Contemporary Review 24: 745.
- Instead of inquiring why the facts oppose the theory, and where the explanation is to be found for this remarkable discrepancy, he disingenuously endeavours to give reasons for "the causes which operated, and do commonly operate, to prevent these extraordinary drafts on the productive resources of the country from being so much felt as it might seem reasonable to expect."
- 1874, Governor Musgrave, "Capital: Mr. Mill's Fundamental Propositions", The Contemporary Review 24: 745.
- In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
- In a manner that adopts a pose of naivete, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
Synonyms
- (in a manner that is not frank or open): deceitfully, deceptively
- (in an unnoble manner): ignobly, unworthily
Antonyms
- (in a manner that is not frank or open): candidly, frankly, openly
- (in an unnoble manner): nobly, worthily
Related terms
- disingenuous
- disingenuousness
Translations
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