Duplicitous

//djʊˈplɪsɪtəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "It reunites the horribly duplicitous skag-addicted non-heroes of the first movie about twentysomethings trying to get off heroin in Edinburgh, and finding that they have nothing very much to put in its place."

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

Synonyms

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ambidextrousartfulcraftycrookedcunningdeceitful

Example

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"Fadil fell hard for a duplicitous married woman."

Etymology

From duplicity + -ous.

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