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double-dealing

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dou⋅ble-deal⋅ing

  [duhb-uhl-dee-ling]
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–noun
1. duplicity; treachery; deception.
–adjective
2. using duplicity; treacherous.
Origin:
1520–30

dou⋅ble-deal

  [duhb-uhl-deel]
–verb (used without object), -dealt  [-delt] , -deal⋅ing.
to practice double-dealing.
Origin:
1965–70

Related forms:
double-dealer, noun
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dou·ble-deal·ing   (dŭb'əl-dē'lĭng)
adj.  Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
n.  Duplicity or deceit; treachery.
dou'ble-deal'er n.
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