duplicitous UK /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/US /duːˈplɪsətəs/ adjective1 •Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.“(chuckles) That duplicitous genius. She's betraying me! She's probably already on Plymeria, subjugating its feeble populace. -Quick, to the shuttle.” — 2023 formsmore duplicitous · most duplicitous