janus faced
/ˈdʒeɪnəs ˌfeɪst/
adjective
- Having two contrasting aspects or faces; two-faced or hypocritical.
- The janus-faced manager praised his team in public but blamed them in private.
- Her janus-faced attitude made it hard to know what she really thought.
- The treaty was a janus-faced agreement that promised peace but allowed for war.
- Looking or facing in two opposite directions at once.
- In the museum, we saw a janus-faced coin with two different emperors on each side.
- The janus-faced statue stood at the entrance, watching both the city and the sea.
- The janus-faced gatekeeper could see anyone approaching from either direction.
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