2
disappointing
2
fake(adjective, wrong, false, counterfeit, dishonest)
2
fishy(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
forging(verb, pretending)
2
foxy(adjective, false, misleading, artful, hypocritical)
2
impersonating(verb, pretending)
2
mendacious(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
misinforming(verb, misteaching)
2
misrepresenting(verb, misteaching)
2
pharisaic
2
scheming(adjective, false, misleading, illusory)
2
slick(adjective, false, misleading, artful, illusory)
2
slippery(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, lying)
2
staging(verb, pretending)
2
underhanded(adjective, mean, bad, evil, false)
2
untruthful(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
2
wily(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
1
Pharisaic
1
affecting(verb, pretending)
1
apocryphal(adjective, wrong, fake, counterfeit, dishonest)
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