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}]
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]
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]