duplicitous

[ UK /djuːplˈɪsɪtəs/ ]
[ US /duˈpɫɪsɪtəs/ ]

ADJECTIVE

marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
a double-dealing double agent
a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
she was a deceitful scheming little thing

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How To Use duplicitous In A Sentence

This policy actually has a lot of logic to it, so we should perhaps give them credit for their good sense, if not their duplicitousness.
He said: ‘I think it is underhanded and duplicitous and it is double standards.’
It is applied duplicitously by the ‘supply-siders.’
These serve a duplicitous ideological function in the manner of advertising slogans.
Typical liberal duplicitousness, a majority of Democrats wanted George W Bush to fail. Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege
That may or may not be true (Bibi Netanyahu duplicitous — heaven forfend!). The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey
That is the way Labour members operate - duplicitously.
This relates to American exceptionalism, which makes great allowances for seemingly hypocritical or duplicitous behavior as conducted by our leaders.
The first two episodes featured MotW Monster of the Week villains; a haggish witch out for revenge against the King and a duplicitous knight whose attempts at cheating would put Sammy Sosa to shame. 5 Minute Review: Merlin
She agreed that the scoundrels should be jailed - just like, she added, miscreant priests and their duplicitous protectors among the bishops.

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