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twi-tongued

twi-tongued adjective: having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.

Adjective

twi-tongued (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.
    • The doubtful House she fears, the twi-tongued race. [...]1906, Virgil, The Aeneid of Virgil
    • [...] that in this view of the case the crafty twi-tongued Burleigh said, that England never could be undone but by her parliament.1826, William Bailey, Records of patriotism and love of country

Origin of twi-tongued

From twi- + tongued.

Questions about twi-tongued

What does twi-tongued mean?
Twi-tongued means having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.
What part of speech is twi-tongued?
Twi-tongued is an adjective.

Words near twi-tongued in the dictionary

  1. twi-pointed
  2. twi-tard
  3. twi-tards
  4. twi-thought
  5. twi-thoughts
  6. twi-tongued
  7. twi-weekly
  8. twibel
  9. Twibell
  10. twibil
  11. twibill

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