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duplicitous

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du·plic·i·tous  (d-pls-ts, dy-)
adj.
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

du·plici·tous·ly adv.
du·plici·tous·ness n.
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Adj.1.duplicitousduplicitous - 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
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
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duplicitous [djuːˈplɪsɪtəs] ADJ (frm) → tramposo
duplicitous


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