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Duplicitous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Duplicitous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"

"a double-dealing double agent"

"a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"

2

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Example Sentences
"she was a deceitful scheming little thing" adjective
"a double-dealing double agent" adjective
"a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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