not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
two together; "some people sleep better double"
downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
hit a two-base hit
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy"