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TWO-FACED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
Example:
Janus the two-faced god
Synonyms:
Janus-faced; two-faced
Classified under:
Similar:
faced (having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Example:
a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
Synonyms:
ambidextrous; deceitful; double-dealing; double-faced; double-tongued; duplicitous; Janus-faced; two-faced
Classified under:
Similar:
dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)
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