double-tongued

[duhb-uhl-tuhngd]

dou·ble-tongued

[duhb-uhl-tuhngd]
adjective
deceitful; hypocritical.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dowble tungid

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Double-tongued is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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dou·ble-tongue

[duhb-uhl-tuhng]
verb (used without object), dou·ble-tongued, dou·ble-tongu·ing. Music.
to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
Compare triple-tongue.
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double-tongued
 
adj
deceitful or hypocritical in speech

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