"duplicitous" meaning in English

See duplicitous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /duːˈplɪsətəs/ [US], /djuːˈplɪsətəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-duplicitous.ogg [US], en-au-duplicitous.ogg [Australia] Forms: more duplicitous [comparative], most duplicitous [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English duplicity Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English duplicitous From duplicity + -ous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|duplicity|-ous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English duplicity Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English duplicitous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "duplicitous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="duplicitous"> From duplicity + -ous. Head templates: {{en-adj}} duplicitous (comparative more duplicitous, superlative most duplicitous)
  1. Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. Synonyms: deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, two-faced, Janus-faced Derived forms: duplicitously, duplicitousness, unduplicitous Related terms: duplicate, duplication, duplicative, duplicity Coordinate_terms: hypocritical Translations (given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech): двуличен (dvuličen) (Bulgarian), enganyós (Catalan), 表裏不一嘅 /表里不一嘅 (biu² leoi³ bat¹ jat¹ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), hyklerisk (Danish), huichelachtig (Dutch), dubbelhartig (Dutch), kaksinaamainen (Finnish), fourbe (French), enganoso (Galician), traizoeiro (Galician), delusorio (Galician), traidor (Galician), heuchlerisch (German), δολερός (dolerós) (Greek), disonesto (Italian), 偽装の (gisouno) (Japanese), 二枚舌を使うような (nimaijitawotsukauyouna) (Japanese), decipiens (Latin), tītipa (Māori), raureka (Māori), tuapeka (Māori), whakatuapeka (Māori), nanakia (Māori), tvetydig (Norwegian Bokmål), ekvivokk (Norwegian Bokmål), falsk (Norwegian Bokmål), hyklerisk (Norwegian Bokmål), dwulicowy [masculine] (Polish), fraudulento (Portuguese), двули́чный (dvulíčnyj) (Russian), dvoličan (Serbo-Croatian), pr(ij)etvoran (Serbo-Croatian), engañoso (Spanish), dúplice (Spanish), hycklande (Swedish)
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      "word": "二枚舌を使うような"
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      "word": "tvetydig"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech",
      "word": "fraudulento"
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      "word": "pr(ij)etvoran"
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      "word": "engañoso"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech",
      "word": "dúplice"
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}

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