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two-facedness

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two-faced

  [too-feyst]
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–adjective
1. having two faces.
2. deceitful or hypocritical.
Compare Janus-faced.

Origin:
1610–20

Related forms:
two-fac⋅ed⋅ly  [too-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee] , adverb
two-fac⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. treacherous, devious, dishonest, false.
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two-faced   (tōō'fāst')
adj.  

  1. Having two faces or surfaces.

  2. Hypocritical or double-dealing; deceitful.

two'-fac'ed·ly (-fā'sĭd-lē, -fāst'lē) adv., two'-fac'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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