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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of double-tongue form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. idiomatic, not-comparable

   "Thou art but a double-tongu'd Chriſtian, I doubt: […]"

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ambidextrousartfulcraftycrookedcunningdeceitful

Example

More examples

"Thou art but a double-tongu'd Chriſtian, I doubt: […]"

Etymology

From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.

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