An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
INSINCERE
insincere
(adjective) lacking sincerity; “a charming but thoroughly insincere woman”; “their praise was extravagant and insincere”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insincere (comparative more insincere, superlative most insincere)
Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.
Antonyms
• sincere
Source: Wiktionary
In`sin*cere", a. Etym: [L. insincerus. See In- not, and Sincere.]
1. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.
2. Disappointing; imperfect; unsound. [Obs.] To render sleep's soft blessings insincere. Pope.
Syn.
– Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive deceitful; false; disingenuous; untrustworthy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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