double-tongued

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double-tongued

Where it comes from

From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.

adjective

idiomatic, not comparable Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. Thou art but a double-tongu'd Chriſtian, I doubt: […]
Similar: twi-tongued, two-tongued

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of double-tongue

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adj deceitful in speech

Deutsch	doppelzüngig, zweigezüngt

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@misc{double_tongued_2026,
  title = {double-tongued},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/double-tongued},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}