dissemble
verb (used with object)
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.
dissemblingly
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a word derived from
dissemble.
Example Sentences
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"Reason … requires that nothing be done insidiously, nothing dissemblingly, nothing falsely."
From A Lie Never Justifiable by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
They asked her kindly what she did there, alone; and Demeter answered, dissemblingly, that she was escaped from certain pirates, who had carried her from her home and meant to sell her as a slave.
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Walter Pater
The man has a dissemblingly observing glance, and while apparently unconcerned, notes all.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
Elena laughed, perhaps somewhat dissemblingly, in order to hide her agitation and fear.
From The Created Legend by John Cournos
