inauthentic
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Definition(s):
- (adj) intended to deceive
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- Rather than continue as the wealthy rock-poet of the American grunt and risk being labeled inauthentic, Springsteen set out for new territory.
- Those who sneer at the chicken tikka masala for being inauthenticand many dowould do well to read Collingham's lovely new book.
- Everyone is a caricature, manufactured and inauthentic.
Quotes
- "I've actually always had a pretty cordial relationship with Barry," Costas said. "I have no ill feelings toward him personally. I regard him as one of the greatest players of all time who got inauthentic boost and then became a superhuman...on Jul 26, 2007 By: Bob Costas Source: Forbes
- "Reed believes that a public official's race matters more than his capacity for independent judgment. He believes that a black American who holds elected office must follow a certain path or be inauthentic," Davis said of Reed.on Dec 7, 2009 By: Artur Davis Source: al.com
- "But that was - sigh - then. John McCain has changed," Buckley writes. "This campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic. A once-first class temperament has become irascible and snarly; his positions change, and lack...on Oct 10, 2008 By: Christopher Buckley Source: NewsMax.com
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