Janus-faced
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Ja·nus-faced
(jā′nəs-fāst′)adj.
Hypocritical.
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Janus-faced
adj
two-faced; hypocritical; deceitful
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Ja′nus-faced`
adj.
two-faced; deceitful.
[1675–85]
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Adj. | 1. | Janus-faced - having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy" bipolar - having two poles |
2. | ![]() dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | |
3. | ![]() faced - having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace" |
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