See disingenuous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
"word": "unaufrichtig"
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"word": "unwürdig"
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"word": "unredlich"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "fuseijitsu na",
"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
"word": "niehonorowy"
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
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"sense": "not noble; unbecoming true honor",
"word": "lömsk"
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