double-tonguedadj.

/dʌbəlˈtʌŋd/

Etymology: compare double adj.¹ 5.

Speaking contrary or inconsistent things; deceitful or insincere in speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing > in speech

double-tonguedc1384

two-tongued1393

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Tim. iii. 8 It byhoueth dekenes for to be chast, not dowble tungid.

1483 Cath. Angl. 110/2 Dubylle-tonged, ambiloquus..bilinguis.

1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay 17 Thay that ar doubel tungit the quhilk sais ane thing now, and sine ane oder thing.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 279 Thou art but a double-tongu'd Christian, I doubt.

1850 G. Grote tr. Diogenes in Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxviii. 569 The double-tongued and all-objecting Zeno.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	double-tongued
释义	double-tonguedadj. /dʌbəlˈtʌŋd/ Etymology: compare double adj.¹ 5. Speaking contrary or inconsistent things; deceitful or insincere in speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing > in speech double-tonguedc1384 two-tongued1393 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Tim. iii. 8 It byhoueth dekenes for to be chast, not dowble tungid. 1483 Cath. Angl. 110/2 Dubylle-tonged, ambiloquus..bilinguis. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay 17 Thay that ar doubel tungit the quhilk sais ane thing now, and sine ane oder thing. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 279 Thou art but a double-tongu'd Christian, I doubt. 1850 G. Grote tr. Diogenes in Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxviii. 569 The double-tongued and all-objecting Zeno. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2019). > as lemmas double-tongued Also in numerous parasynthetic combinations, as double-tongued, true-tongued, etc., for which see the first element.extracted from tonguedadj. < adj.c1384 as lemmas
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double-tonguedadj.

> as lemmas