duplicitous

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duplicitous

/djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/ UK
/duːˈplɪsətəs/ US
/djuːˈplɪsətəs/ US

adjective more duplicitous · most duplicitous

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. It reunites the horribly duplicitous skag-addicted non-heroes of the first movie about twentysomethings trying to get off heroin in Edinburgh, and finding that they have nothing very much to put in its place.
Similar: deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, two-faced, Janus-faced · Opposite: unduplicitous

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adj given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech

Español	engañoso, dúplice
日本語	偽装の gisouno, 二枚舌を使うような nimaijitawotsukauyouna
Português	fraudulento
Français	fourbe
Deutsch	heuchlerisch
Italiano	disonesto
Ελληνικά	δολερός dolerós
Русский	двули́чный dvulíčnyj

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@misc{duplicitous_2026,
  title = {duplicitous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duplicitous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}