two-faced
having two faces.
deceitful or hypocritical.
Origin of two-faced
1Other words for two-faced
Other words from two-faced
- two-fac·ed·ly [too-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], /ˈtuˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/, adverb
- two-fac·ed·ness, noun
- Compare Janus-faced.
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How to use two-faced in a sentence
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.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleWhat sort of a two-faced scoundrel is this Hooligan, that he helps criminals in such work?
Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. MatthewsI'm going to write a story, the whole rotten story about your precious father and his two-faced life.
Bear Trap | Alan Edward Nourse
But now let the interpretation of the two-faced image be produced.
The City of God, Volume I | Aurelius AugustineLike the two-faced Jannet, as Mrs. Murchison had once called that heathen deity, she kept the benignant aspect for him.
Mammon and Co. | E. F. Benson
British Dictionary definitions for two-faced
deceitful; insincere; hypocritical
Derived forms of two-faced
- two-facedly (ˌtuːˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, -ˈfeɪst-), adverb
- two-facedness, noun
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