disingenuously

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

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