double-tongued | ||
1. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
Synonyms: | deceitful double-dealing double-faced 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 | |
2. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
Synonyms: | deceitful double-dealing duplicitous Janus-faced two-faced double-faced 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 | |
Similar spelling: |
double_tongue double-dyed double-edged double-dealing double-team double-date double_date double-decker double-dealer |