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Janus–faced
adjective \-ˌfāst\
Definition of JANUS-FACED
: having two contrasting aspects; especially : duplicitous, two-faced
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First Known Use of JANUS-FACED
1682
Related to JANUS-FACED
- Synonyms
- artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
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