False
False adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Usage example: so much of the sympathy that the widow received was false and hypocritical, since it came from people who never liked her husband in the first place
Honest
Honest adjective - Being in the habit of telling the truth.
Usage example: at least the weatherman is honest and doesn't pretend to be able to predict the unpredictable
Both words in one sentence
- She believes Sirius to be guilty but she's too honest to approve convicting anyone (even a Death Eater) on false evidence.
Source: Not Proven -
Callen and Sam wonder if she is being honest or creating a detail for her false identity.
Source: Series / NCIS: Los Angeles -
False Reassurance: Mephistopheles is totally honest, but his words (the famous "why this is hell" speech) are vague enough that Faustus can stupidly interpret them however he wants to.
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