a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
Used in a Sentence
duplicity
How to use duplicity in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for duplicity.
Editorial note
I'd love to use it...but I'm Canadian, so it's a hackish mess of duplicity scripts for me.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of duplicity gathered in one view.
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for duplicity.
noun
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
See also: fraudulence
noun
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
See also: double-dealing
Example sentences
I'd love to use it...but I'm Canadian, so it's a hackish mess of duplicity scripts for me.
The duplicity makes me think the ambiguity was for a reason.
It's nonsense, and Apple deal in duplicity just like Google do. But anyway, please don't paint them as honest, because they're not.
It's the rhetorical duplicity of their PR that we shouldn't be supporting.
Using duplicity is almost as simple as using rsync, and it gives you incremental backups as well.
SSH is SSH and duplicity is duplicity and storing a fragmented TC container is ... well you get the idea.
And like you said, several bugs afflicted duplicity in the past that would make restore fail in many circumstances.
The lies and duplicity became an unbearable burden.
FYI, I just installed duplicity and rdiff-backup through Homebrew and it worked flawlessly.
I would take your concerns about HN quality a lot more seriously if this wasn't about sarcasm directed at your own employer and if it wasn't about a story that exemplifies the truly breathtaking duplicity of the corporation that pays your bills.
Well; even among HN commenters, you routinely see an astonishingly naïve, civics-class knee-jerk tendency to outright ridicule any suggestion of extra-legality, duplicity or wrongdoing on the part of security agencies as tinfoil blather[1].
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use duplicity in a sentence?
I'd love to use it...but I'm Canadian, so it's a hackish mess of duplicity scripts for me.
What does duplicity mean?
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
What part of speech is duplicity?
duplicity is commonly used as noun.