"double-tongued" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-double-tongued.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|doubultongud}} Middle English doubultongud, {{com|en|double|tongued}} double + tongued Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-tongued (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: twi-tongued [archaic], two-tongued Translations (deceitful in speech): doppelzüngig (German), zweigezüngt (German)
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