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two-faced

[ too-feyst ]

adjective

  1. having two faces.
  2. deceitful or hypocritical.

    Synonyms: false, dishonest, devious, treacherous



two-faced

/ -ˈfeɪst-; ˌtuːˈfeɪsɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. deceitful; insincere; hypocritical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌtwo-ˈfacedness, noun
  • two-facedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • two-fac·ed·ly [too, -, fey, -sid-lee, -, feyst, -lee], adverb
  • two-faced·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of two-faced1

First recorded in 1610–20
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Example Sentences

Moscow is conveniently two-faced when it comes to disarming pro-Russian separatists.

He argues that the Islamists are two-faced and engage in doublespeak.

Voltaire's procedure, one can gather, is polite, but two-faced; not sublime on this occasion.

What sort of a two-faced scoundrel is this Hooligan, that he helps criminals in such work?

I'm going to write a story, the whole rotten story about your precious father and his two-faced life.

But now let the interpretation of the two-faced image be produced.

Like the two-faced Jannet, as Mrs. Murchison had once called that heathen deity, she kept the benignant aspect for him.

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