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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another;
[syn: duplicity, double-dealing]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another;
- Example: "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- Example: "a double-dealing double agent"
- Example: "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
[syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Double dealing \Dou"ble deal"ing\, double-dealing \dou"ble-deal"ing\ False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. See Double dealing, under Dealing. --Shak. Syn: duplicity. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

double-dealing \double-dealing\ adj. 1. given to deception especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; as, they accused each other of double-dealing behavior. Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, two-faced. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

double-dealing adj 1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, double- dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued] n 1: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another [syn: duplicity, double-dealing]