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two-tongued

two-tongued adjective: having two tongues; double-tongued.

Adjective

two-tongued (not comparable)

  1. Having two tongues; double-tongued.
  2. (broadly) Deceitful; lying; two-faced.
  3. (rare) Possessing the ability to speak two languages; synonym of bilingual.
    • Thomas had used "the bilingual sea" in "Quite Early One Morning" (1945), so that "two-tongued" was a product of a natural piece of wordplay.1963, Ralph Maud, Entrances to Dylan Thomas' poetry
    • It is through the voice-over (fully bilingual, because, as the narrator announces, this will be an “f...ing Canadian film”) that the narrator demonstrates both the positive and the negative aspects of the two-tongued individual.2006, Sherry Simon, Translating Montreal: Episodes in the Life of a Divided City

Origin of two-tongued

From Middle English two-tounged, two tungyd, equivalent to two + tongued. Compare twi-tongued.

Questions about two-tongued

What does two-tongued mean?
Two-tongued means having two tongues; double-tongued.
What part of speech is two-tongued?
Two-tongued is an adjective.

Words near two-tongued in the dictionary

  1. two-timing
  2. two-to-one
  3. two-toed sloth
  4. two-toed sloths
  5. two-tone
  6. two-tongued
  7. two-top
  8. two-tops
  9. two-up
  10. two-up-two-down
  11. two-up-two-downs

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