Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a dissembling manner; deceptively.

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  • adverb So as to dissemble or deceive; with dissimulation.

Etymologies

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dissembling +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • If you did not, why would you dissemblingly speak against it?

    The Reformed Pastor 1615-1691 1974

  • Their maner is to reproue and checke one an other with iniuries, reproches and nipping girdes, with false and deceiuable flatteries, villanously and dissemblingly, to begile poore and needie gentlemen.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Elena laughed, perhaps somewhat dissemblingly, in order to hide her agitation and fear.

    The Created Legend Fyodor [pseud.] Sologub 1895

  • This evening he finds no pleasure in placing his bony hand on his Christian nose that he may slip it down dissemblingly (as Doña Consolacion has observed) over the bosom of the attractive young woman who may have bent over to receive his blessing.

    The Social Cancer Jos�� Rizal 1878

  • If Moses seems in his writings simple and even popular, rather than either a philosopher or a theologian, that is because it was an institution with the ancient philosophers, either not to speak of divine things at all, or to speak of them dissemblingly: hence their doctrines were called mysteries.

    The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry Walter Pater 1866

  • If Moses seems in his writings simple and even popular, rather than either a philosopher or a theologian, that is because it was an institution with the ancient philosophers, either not to speak of divine things at all, or to speak of them dissemblingly: hence their doctrines were called mysteries.

    The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry Walter Pater 1866

  • Observant therefore of the capricious results of mere teaching, to the last he protests, dissemblingly, and with that irony which is really one phase of the Socratic humour, that in his peculiar function there have been in very deed neither teacher nor learners.

    Plato and Platonism Walter Pater 1866

  • Taking fifty horse with him, the governor came to the river side, where the boat still floated in the stream; and taking another boat, went and saluted Cussero by the title of King, dissemblingly offering his aid and inviting him to his house, where he made him prisoner, and sent immediate notice to the king, who sent to fetch him fettered on an elephant.

    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

  • "With just men (saith St. Bernard) God is present, _in veritate_, in deed, but with the wicked, dissemblingly."

    The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 Robert Herrick 1632

  • Dr. Faustus with them, dissemblingly was merry, but not from the heart; wherefore he requested them that they would also take part of his rude supper, the which they agreed unto; "for," quoth he, "I must tell you what is the victualler's due;" and when they slept (for drink was in their heads) then Dr. Faustus paid the shot, and bound the students and masters to go with him into another room, for he had many wonderful matters to tell them; and when they were entered the room, as he requested, Dr. Faustus said unto them as followeth:

    Mediaeval Tales Henry Morley 1858

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