duplicitous
/duːˈplɪsətəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Example Sentences
- "It reunites the horribly duplicitous skag-addicted non-heroes of the first movie about twentysomethings trying to get off heroin in Edinburgh, and finding that they have nothing very much to put in its place."
- "Russia played on those feelings by attacking the French president, Emmanuel Macron[…], saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the French president of duplicitous diplomacy with the Kremlin."
- "“(chuckles) That duplicitous genius. She's betraying me! She's probably already on Plymeria, subjugating its feeble populace. -Quick, to the shuttle.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English duplicity Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English duplicitous From duplicity + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /duːˈplɪsətəs/
- British English: /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/
Inflected Forms
more duplicitous (comparative)
most duplicitous (superlative)