twi-tongued in English

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          "ref": "1906, Virgil, The Aeneid of Virgil:",
          "text": "The doubtful House she fears, the twi-tongued race. [...]",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1826, William Bailey, Records of patriotism and love of country:",
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        "Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful."
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          "double-tongued"
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          "two-tongued",
          "two-tongued"
        ],
        [
          "deceitful",
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        "(archaic) Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
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  ],
  "word": "twi-tongued"
}

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From twi- + tongued.",
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        "head": "twi-tongued"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1826, William Bailey, Records of patriotism and love of country:",
          "text": "[...] that in this view of the case the crafty twi-tongued Burleigh said, that England never could be undone but by her parliament.",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "tongue"
        ],
        [
          "double-tongued",
          "double-tongued"
        ],
        [
          "two-tongued",
          "two-tongued"
        ],
        [
          "deceitful",
          "deceitful"
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        "(archaic) Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "twi-tongued"
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"twi-tongued" meaning in English

Adjective