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Double-tongued   /dˈəbəl-təŋd/   Listen
Double-tongued

adjective
1.
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, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced.  "A double-dealing double agent" , "A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"






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"Double-tongued" Quotes from Famous Books



... heard," said the Queen, "that Odysseus was double-tongued and crafty as a fox. Look me in the eyes, thou Wanderer, look me in the eyes, and I will show thee whether or not thou art Odysseus," and she leaned forward so that her hair well-nigh swept his brow, and gazed deep ...
— The World's Desire • H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang



Words linked to "Double-tongued" :   dishonorable, dishonest



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