double-tongued

Meaning

Adj

Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.

Verb

simple past and past participle of double-tongue

Synonyms

double-dealing

deceitful

double-faced

duplicitous

ambidextrous

two-faced

Janus-faced

fly-by-night

hypocrite

liar

shifty

slippery

untrusty

uncertain

undependable

unfaithful

unreliable

untrustworthy

duplicity

equivocation

Translations

Doppelzüngigkeit

zweideutige Formulierungen

ambidextre

trompeur

double sens

falso

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: doubultongud

In summary

From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.