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Janus-faced

ja·nus·fa·ced

uncommon

adjective

1.

having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

  • “a Janus-faced view of history”
  • “a Janus-faced policy”
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2.

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
3.

having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

  • “Janus the two-faced god”
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