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DOUBLE-TONGUED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double-tongued mean?
• DOUBLE-TONGUED (adjective)
The adjective DOUBLE-TONGUED has 1 sense:
1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Familiarity information: DOUBLE-TONGUED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Synonyms:
ambidextrous; deceitful; double-dealing; double-faced; double-tongued; duplicitous; Janus-faced; two-faced
Context example:
a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
Similar:
dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)
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