PhonyWordNet Explorer
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adjective
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
adjective
not genuine; imitating something superior
noun
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
noun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
noun
someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
noun
a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
noun
a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous