 ambidextrous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] equally skillful with each hand | |
| Synonyms: | two-handed | |
| Examples: | "an ambidextrous surgeon" |
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| Related terms: | left-handed right-handed left-handed right-handed switch equipoised | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | double-dealing double-faced double-tongued duplicitous janus-faced two-faced deceitful | |
| Examples: | "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-dealing double agent" "a double-faced infernal traitor and |
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| Related terms: | dishonest | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | double-dealing duplicitous Janus-faced two-faced double-faced double-tongued deceitful | |
| Examples: | "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray |
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| Related terms: | dishonest | |
| Similar spelling: |
ambidexterity ambitious |
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