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adjective

duplicitous

deceitful; double-dealing

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Six example sentences with duplicitous, each labelled with its topic.

  • The butler turns out to be duplicitous, smiling at the family all evening while copying the study key.

    Movies

  • The broker was duplicitous with both sides, promising each client the other had already agreed to the price.

    Finance

  • Iago is the theater's most duplicitous servant, praising his captain in public and undermining him in every private aside.

    Literature

  • The duplicitous councilor co-sponsored the park bill in public and then quietly voted against it in committee.

    Politics

  • A duplicitous supplier promised both factories the same shipment and let each discover the truth at the loading dock.

    Business

  • The duplicitous player spent the whole round accusing others of treachery, and she turned out to be the traitor herself.

    Gaming

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