Double-tongued

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Double-tongued \Dou"ble-tongued`\, a.
     Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
  
     Syn: deceitful, double-faced, hypocritical, Janus-faced,
          two-faced.
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                Likewise must the deacons be grave, not
                double-tongued.                     --1 Tim. iii.
                                                    8.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  double-tongued
       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},
              {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}]