DOUBLE-TONGUED
\dˈʌbə͡ltˈʌŋd], \dˈʌbəltˈʌŋd], \d_ˈʌ_b_əl_t_ˈʌ_ŋ_d]\
Definitions of DOUBLE-TONGUED
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marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
By Princeton University
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