DUPLICITOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does duplicitous mean? 

• DUPLICITOUS (adjective)
  The adjective DUPLICITOUS has 1 sense:

1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

  Familiarity information: DUPLICITOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUPLICITOUS (adjective)

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)

Derivation:

duplicity (acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another)

duplicity (a fraudulent or duplicitous representation)

 Context examples 

Ea is clearly a master wordsmith who is able to compress multiple simultaneous meanings into one duplicitous utterance.

(‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story, University of Cambridge)

Dr Martin Worthington’s new research analysing the word play in the story has uncovered the duplicitous language of a Babylonian god called Ea, who was motivated by self-interest.

(‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story, University of Cambridge)