duplicitous
deceitful in speech or conduct; given to double-dealing
Word origin: From Latin duplex, twofold or double.
Duplicitous in a sentence
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His duplicitous assurances to both factions eventually destroyed what little trust remained.
The biography exposes a duplicitous statesman who praised reform in public while quietly sabotaging it.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.
Using “duplicitous” well
Duplicitous describes deliberate double-dealing, saying one thing while intending another. It is stronger and more calculated than merely dishonest.
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