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Sound
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adj
Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of double-tongue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another- Israel Zangwill- W.M.Thackeray
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
