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tar·tuffe also tar·tufe  audio  (tär-tf, -tf) KEY 

NOUN:
A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.
ETYMOLOGY:
After the protagonist of Tartuffe, a play by Molière

OTHER FORMS:
tar·tuffe·ry(Noun)


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