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insincerely

[in-sin-seer] Origin

in·sin·cere

[in-sin-seer]
adjective
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.

Origin:
1625–35; < Latin insincērus tainted, dishonest; see in-3, sincere

in·sin·cere·ly, adverb


deceitful, disingenuous, guileful, two-faced.

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insincere (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə)
 
adj
lacking sincerity; hypocritical
 
insin'cerely
 
adv
 
insincerity
 
n

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insincere
1634, from L. insincerus "not genuine, not pure, adulterated," from in- "not" + sincerus (see sincere).
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