Definition of "double-tongued" [dou•ble-tongued]

• Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. (adjective)

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• "Even worse, the Inaugural was a "double-tongued" address, for it renounced Lincoln's campaign promise of working toward the "ultimate extinction" of slavery, Douglass said."
• "In the Bible, St Paul says that those who aspire to leadership 'must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money, they must hold fast to the mystery of faith with a clear conscience."
• "But Hermes was angry because he was double-tongued, and struck him with his staff and changed him into"