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Lying, perhaps, in wrong church with religious class
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insincere
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial. 2 Not serious.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s (implied in insincerely ), from Latin insincerus "not genuine, not pure, adulterated," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sincerus (see sincere ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" [ant: sincere ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ 'It's so good to see you again,' she said, with an insincere smile. ▪ an insincere compliment ▪ He always praised everyone, so it was difficult to tell if he was being insincere or not. ▪ The mayor's sympathy seemed ...
Usage examples of insincere.
Gould sat back in her chair and showed Andi a self-depreciating smile that seemed patently insincere.
It is feared that it will not be realistic enough, that it will be too realistic, that it will be insincere as to the common aspects of life, that it will not sufficiently idealize life to keep itself within the limits of true art. But while the critics are busy saying what the novel should be, and attacking or defending the fiction of the previous age, the novel obeys pretty well the laws of its era, and in many ways, especially in the variety of its development, represents the time.
Simon and perhaps by Lord Clarendon, we should have expected the malignity of the priest would have stamped the features of his great enemy with the impress of infamy, and not have simply made him appear a courtier, weak, insincere, and nothing more.
They are tedious, generally hot, and requiring of one an insincere attention, as at weddings, commencements, and secret initiations.
Somehow his current church affiliation looked self-serving and insincere, the convenient refuge of a culprit hoping to make himself look good in the eyes of the parole board.
Everything: a carriage passing rapidly in the street, a summons to dinner, the maid's inquiry what dress to prepare, or worse still any word of insincere or feeble sympathy, seemed an insult, painfully irritated the wound, interrupting that necessary quiet in which they both tried to listen to the stern and dreadful choir that still resounded in their imagination, and hindered their gazing into those mysterious limitless vistas that for an instant had opened out before them.
Brazil thanked her and hung up as other units began calling in with insincere questions and mocking tips about fish and fishy people, incidents, situations, false alarms, mental subjects, prostitutes and pimps named one or the other, and vanity plates.