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two-faced Definition

two·-faced (to̵̅o̅′fāst′)

adjective

  1. having two faces, surfaces, etc.
  2. deceitful; hypocritical

two-faced Related Forms
two′·-fac′edly (-fās′id lē) adverb
two-faced Synonyms

two-faced

modif.

deceitful, caviling, treacherous, Janus-faced; see false 1, hypocritical.

two-faced Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • god: January: the two-faced god Janus, Burne-Jones ( see another version at the William Morris Gallery ).
  • nature: In the Weekly Worker of January 29, Marcus wrote: This is the two-faced nature of opportunism.
  • character: Tony Augarde gets to grips with some genuinely two-faced characters from the dictionary Last month this column discussed some of the failings of dictionaries.

Modifying Another Word

  • just: That the Japanese continue their sickening trade under the excuse it's all scientific research is just two-faced lies.
  • not: If anyone else is not two-faced, then they are not the ppl I had in mind.
two-faced Quotes

'I grant you that he's not two-faced,' I said.'But what's the use of that when the one face he has got is so peculiarly unpleasant?'

—Snow, C(harles) P(ercy), 1st Baron