double-minded
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of double-minded
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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“I was a very double-minded person, as all Soviets were,” Lebedev said.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021
Mr. Comey looked to me both embarrassed and double-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2016
Others, however, being either weak or double-minded, are successful.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The simple-minded fear what they do not understand; the double-minded envy what they cannot reach.
From The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies by Lady, An American
Where he had been sincere, erring only from impulsiveness, she had been double-minded and calculating; and, now that her delusion had been broken down, she had nothing to rest upon.
From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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