Janus-faced

Dictionary: Ja·nus-faced (jā'nəs-fāst') pronunciation

adj.
Hypocritical.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

Meaning #2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued

Meaning #3: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
Synonym: two-faced

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