ADJECTIVE: "not genuine or real...intended to deceive or mislead" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "not genuine or real...intended to deceive or mislead" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
(adjective)
1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns
INTENDED (adjective)
1. future; betrothed
2. resulting from one’s intentions

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