double-tongued
deceitful; hypocritical.
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How to use double-tongued in a sentence
But Hermes was angry because he was double-tongued, and struck him with his staff and changed him into a rock.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodFig. 100 shows a "Double tongued and grooved" joint used in the wholesale cabinet factories.
Woodwork Joints | William FairhamIts double-tongued fastener was twisted far awry, as if it had been wrenched away by violence.
Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. RoeHe's let each one think he was alone at the job to bring it round quicker; a double-tongued, double-dealing devil.
Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) | Mary Cholmondeleydouble-tongued is a common term of reproach, which rage might improve to triple-tongued.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies | Samuel Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued
deceitful or hypocritical in speech
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