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double-faced

double-faced adjective: having two functional faces.

Adjective

double-faced (not comparable)

  1. Having two functional faces.
    • a double-faced hammer
    Synonyms:
    two-faced
  2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.
    • Fame , if not double-faced , is double-mouthed ,
      And with contrary blast proclaims most deed1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
    • A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading among anti-Communists in Southeast Asia, who fear that the Korean truce is the first sign of U.S. withdrawal. In Hong Kong, anti-Communist Chinese newspapers, even those critical of Chiang, now talk about “U.S. double-faced diplomacy.”...1953 December 7, “ASIA: The Two Anti-Communists”, in TIME

double-faced meaning in Tamil

double-faced in Tamil

பாசாங்கான, போலியான

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Questions about double-faced

What does double-faced mean?
Double-faced means having two functional faces.
What is double-faced in Tamil?
Double-faced in Tamil is பாசாங்கான, போலியான. See Double-faced meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is double-faced?
Double-faced is an adjective.

Words near double-faced in the dictionary

  1. double-entendres
  2. double-entry
  3. double-exposure
  4. double-exposures
  5. double-eyed
  6. double-faced
  7. double-fault
  8. double-fist
  9. double-fisted
  10. double-fisting
  11. double-fistings

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