Double-dealing Definition

dŭbəl-dēlĭng
adjective
Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.
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noun
The act or practice of doing the opposite of what one pretends to do; duplicity; deceit.
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verb
Present participle of double deal.
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Origin of Double-dealing

  • From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage

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Double-dealing Sentence Examples

  • The result of this double-dealing was that his army was destroyed by Ptolemy, who advanced into Egypt leaving Palestine at the mercy of Cleopatra.

  • It would therefore be desirable for both parties to remove anybody who was cognizant of the double dealing.

  • In the first year, The Sun flew a model airplane over the compound dropping leaflets exposing the double dealing of Nick Bateman.

  • His actions at this time have been ascribed to righteous indignation against Metternich's double-dealing; and in a long interview at the Marcolini palace at Dresden on the 26th of June he asked the chancellor point blank how much money England had given him for his present conduct.

  • His actions at this time have been ascribed to righteous indignation against Metternich's double-dealing.

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