Adjective
1. 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"2. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
"the artful dodger""an artful choice of metaphors"