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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | deceitful duplicitous Janus-faced two-faced double-faced double-tongued ambidextrous | |
| 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 | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | deceitful double-faced double-tongued duplicitous janus-faced two-faced ambidextrous | |
| 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. | [ noun ] acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | duplicity | |
| Related terms: | deception | |
| Similar spelling: |
double-dealer double-dyed double-date double-decker double-tongued double-team double_dipping double-edged double_dagger |
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