double-faced

[duhb-uhl-feyst]

adjective

1. practicing duplicity; hypocritical.

2. having two faces or aspects.

3. having two usable sides, especially two sides designed to be used in the same manner.

   double-faced adhesive tape.

double-faced

adjective

1. (of textiles) having a finished nap on each side; reversible

2. insincere or deceitful

Other Word Forms

• double-facedly adverb
• double-facedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-faced¹

First recorded in 1565–75