duplicitous adj : marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued]

English

Pronunciation

• italbrac RP /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/
• italbrac US /duːˈplɪsətəs/ or /djuːˈplɪsətəs/

Adjective

1. Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Synonyms

• deceitful, double-dealing, two-faced

Related terms

• duplicate
• duplicitously
• duplicitousness
• duplicity

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