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

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 Hesiod
Fig. 100 shows a "Double tongued and grooved" joint used in the wholesale cabinet factories.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
Its double-tongued fastener was twisted far awry, as if it had been wrenched away by violence.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
He'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 Cholmondeley

Double-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

double-tongued

adjective

deceitful or hypocritical in speech

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