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two-faced

[ too-feyst ]

/ ˈtuˌfeɪst /

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adjective

having two faces.

deceitful or hypocritical.

Compare Janus-faced.

Origin of two-faced

First recorded in 1610–20

SYNONYMS FOR two-faced

2 treacherous, devious, dishonest, false.

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OTHER WORDS FROM two-faced

two-fac·ed·ly

[too-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee] /ˈtuˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/, adverb two-fac·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby two-faced

two-carbon fragment, two-color, two-cycle, two-dimensional, two-edged, two-faced, two-family house, two-fisted, two-fold, two-four, two-four time

Example sentences from the Web for two-faced

He argues that the Islamists are two-faced and engage in doublespeak.

Tunisia’s Dark Turn |Jamie Dettmer |March 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Sacrifices of cake, wine, and incense were to be made to the two-faced god who looked forward and backward.

Yule-Tide in Many Lands |Mary P. Pringle and Clara A. Urann
His tribe got suspicious of him; they thought he was two-faced, so shot him, as they did his father before him.

Old Rail Fence Corners |Various
And she put her two-faced head, now on one side, now on the other, ingratiatingly.

The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates

They make to themselves a two-faced idol, one of these faces being called nature, and the other humanity.

The Heavenly Father |Ernest Naville
What sort of a two-faced scoundrel is this Hooligan, that he helps criminals in such work?

Motor Matt's Daring Rescue |Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for two-faced

two-faced

adjective

deceitful; insincere; hypocritical

Derived forms of two-faced

two-facedly (ˌtuːˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, -ˈfeɪst-), adverb two-facedness, noun