two-tongued

adjective

Having two tongues; double-tongued.

OriginMiddle English two-tounged →
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Meanings

adjectivetwo-tongued (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two tongues; double-tongued.
  2. broadlynot comparableDeceitful; lying; two-faced.
  3. not comparablerarePossessing the ability to speak two languages; synonym of bilingual.

    Thomas had used "the bilingual sea" in "Quite Early One Morning" (1945), so that "two-tongued" was a product of a natural piece of wordplay.

    1963, Ralph Maud, Entrances to Dylan Thomas' poetry
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    It is through the voice-over (fully bilingual, because, as the narrator announces, this will be an “f...ing Canadian film”) that the narrator demonstrates both the positive and the negative aspects of the two-tongued individual.

    2006, Sherry Simon, Translating Montreal: Episodes in the Life of a Divided City

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bilingualdouble-tongued

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtwo-tounged
  2. Englishtwo-tongued

From Middle English two-tounged, two tungyd, equivalent to two + tongued. Compare twi-tongued.

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APA

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Chicago

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