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View synonyms for duplicitous

duplicitous

[ doo-plis-i-tuhs, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. marked or characterized by duplicity.


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Other Words From

  • du·plici·tous·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of duplicitous1

First recorded in 1955–60; duplicit(y) + -ous

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Example Sentences

Jones is not trying to be duplicitous; detail is the essential clothing of all good fiction, historical or not.

If you think Iran is duplicitous about its nuclear weapons program, just wait till you hear its deception on human rights.

It was a cynical and duplicitous ploy to put a kindly face on a cruel and selfish policy.

This season, without such a duplicitous person, they invented one.

Is Exner a duplicitous seductress or an innocent girl caught up in the wrong crowd?

At a closer look, their position appears somewhat duplicitous.

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