duplicitous

C2 Topic:Communication
US /duːˈplɪsətəs/ UK /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/
adj Freq #44388

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · given to or marked by... deceitfuldouble-dealingtwo-faced

Etymology

From duplicity + -ous.

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