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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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