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10-02-2009, 07:38 PM
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*i'm looking over a four leaf clover*
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Location: where the moss is taking over the villages
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*****************shifty*********************
*******************like a snake*****************
***********undesirable********************
OR....disingenuous *
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10-02-2009, 08:07 PM
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unreliable......remember keep it kind when discribing a dishonesty in someone.
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10-02-2009, 08:54 PM
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Location: Six months here, six months there
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of misleading character.....deceptive.
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10-04-2009, 11:14 AM
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I know you said that "nefarious" was too black & white a word, but I like the idea of describing someone as "vaguely nefarious".
Here is a brainstorm of additional words:
insincere
conniving
two-faced
weaselly
self-preserving
self-serving
sneaky
guarded
calculating
poker-faced
plotting
scheming
manipulating
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10-04-2009, 05:03 PM
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Genealogy and Illinois mod
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Location: Not where you ever lived
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the guy was disingenuous and an absolute master at the art of disseminating disinformation. He was - a politician.
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10-05-2009, 07:33 AM
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Location: Brooklyn
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Quote:
Originally Posted by linicx
the guy was disingenuous and an absolute master at the art of disseminating disinformation. He was - a politician.
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Can't you just imagine someone instigating a defamation of character lawsuit because they'd just been called a politician?  |
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10-05-2009, 07:49 AM
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Thanks everyone.
Unreliable and misleading, at times disingenuous (easier to say than spell) could be the word I was looking for.
The use could be if someone blows someone off (or doesn't show up), has an excuse, of course, (but it could be a lie), but then he/she is ok in character, at other times. Kinda like a relative 
Quote:
Originally Posted by seque5tra
I know you said that "nefarious" was too black & white a word, but I like the idea of describing someone as "vaguely nefarious".
Here is a brainstorm of additional words:
insincere
conniving
two-faced
weaselly
self-preserving
self-serving
sneaky
guarded
calculating
poker-faced
plotting
scheming
manipulating
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++ esp. for self-serving
Last edited by subwayfan; 10-05-2009 at 08:00 AM..
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10-05-2009, 12:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob-666
Straight as a dog's back leg
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"Show, don't tell".
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10-05-2009, 12:48 PM
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Prevarification?
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10-06-2009, 05:35 PM
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Member
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Location: Southern California
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sinister ?
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