Insincere
Insincere adjective - Lacking sincerity.
Usage example: a charming but thoroughly insincere woman
Nearby Words: insincerity, insincerely
Real
Real adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.
Usage example: real folk who don't put on airs
Both words in one sentence
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Deliberate Values Dissonance: Chris Claremont said in an inteview that when he originally wrote the character, he wanted to make Stryker a real man of faith, unlike the Straw Hypocrite stereotype of the insincere Christian minister in fiction.
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Private Eye uses the device "[Takes out onion]" to indicate/allege that a character (real or fictional) in its satires is insincere in his/her sorrow.
Source: Onion Tears
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