double-tongued
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of double-tongued
1350–1400; Middle English dowble tungid
Example Sentences
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At 12:50, track trumpeter Jay Cohen double-tongued the usual call to arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2020
Some saw an even more sinister subtext to Boies' opening statement and the incorporeal, larger-than-life double-tongued creature he described as luring unwitting followers to his crusade for world domination.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's let each one think he was alone at the job to bring it round quicker; a double-tongued, double-dealing devil.
From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Mary Cholmondeley
I took from my pack-saddle the double-tongued jews-harp I always carry; and, sitting on the floor with my back against the door-post, unbound the instrument from its square stick, and began to play.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
To speak honestly, sire, the purposes for which he permits himself to be used do him no honour; and such a double-tongued individual bears no one fealty.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
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