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duplicitous

dup·li·ci·tous

UK/djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/ US/duːˈplɪsətəs/ rare

adjective

1.

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

Origin

From duplicity + -ous.

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