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double-tongued
[ duhb-uhl-tuhngd ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈtʌŋd /
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adjective
deceitful; hypocritical.
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Origin of double-tongued
1350–1400; Middle English dowble tungid
Words nearby double-tongued
double-team, doublethink, double time, doubleton, double-tongue, double-tongued, double top, doublet pattern, double-trailer truck, doubletree, double truck
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British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued
double-tongued
adjective
deceitful or hypocritical in speech
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