Two-faced

//ˈtuːˈfeɪst// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having two faces or plane surfaces literally, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Deceitful, duplicitous not-comparable
  3. 3
    Hypocritical not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having two faces — one looking to the future and one to the past wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another wordnet

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ambidextrousartfulbilateralbinarycalculatingchiseling

Example

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"The story was a two-faced lie that she told you to make you angry with me."

Etymology

From two + faced, modelled after earlier English twi-faced.

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