disingenuous
adjective/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
Frequency rank: #13,668 most common English word
Meaning
not candid or sincere; pretending to be unaware or innocent.
Example sentence
His apology seemed disingenuous because he repeated the same behavior the very next day.
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