fra: sournois

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Meaning
means(adjective) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
disingenuous, artful
means(adjective) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
surreptitious, stealthy, sneaky, furtive, sneak
means(adjective) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
devious, shifty

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