duplicitous

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  1. adjective Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

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  • But when that establishment is at times duplicitous, self-serving or self-actualising, its up to people outside that establishment to effect change. —  altmuslim
  • Bad News: Possibly cutting short his critically acclaimed [read: awesome] turn as the duplicitous Arthur Frobisher on FX's addictive legal thriller DAMAGES. —  the TV addict
  • So is she just duplicitous, a hypocrite or is talk of "experience" little more than political gamesmanship? —  The Ostroy Report
  • Dishonest and duplicitous, thinking only of his immediate sexual gratification, the —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Characteristics: Cowardly and duplicitous, office politicians always put their needs over those of the team. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
 

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