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ambidextrous
adjective
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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æm.biˈdɛk.stɹəs
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adjective
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
“{'source': 'Israel Zangwill', 'text': 'she was a deceitful scheming little thing'}”
adjective
Equally skillful with each hand
“An ambidextrous surgeon”
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{'source': 'Israel Zangwill', 'text': 'she was a deceitful scheming little thing'}
A double-dealing double agent
{'source': 'W.M.Thackeray', 'text': 'a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer'}
An ambidextrous surgeon
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