Meaning of DOUBLE-FACED
| Pronunciation: | | 'dubul 'feyst
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- [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
- [adj] (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric"
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| | Synonyms: | | ambidextrous, deceitful, dishonest, dishonorable, double-dealing, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, reversible, two-faced, two-sided |
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| | Definition: | | \Dou"ble-faced`\, a.
1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced
hammer.
2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. --Milton.
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