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perfidious Definition

per·fidi·ous (pər fidē əs)

adjective

characterized by perfidy; treacherous

Etymology: L perfidiosus

perfidious Related Forms
per·fidi·ously adverb
perfidious Synonyms

perfidious

modif.

treacherous, mean, corrupt, faithless; see dishonest 2. See syn. study at faithless.

perfidious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • role: It is precisely on this question that the perfidious role of the Popular Front was very strikingly revealed.
  • act: It may be possible through imitative deception to commit perfidious acts.
  • nature: Indeed, they are taken as a sign of his integrity and the perfidious nature of his detractors.
  • friend: In my own Foreign Office experience, moral language as such was rarely used about policy, only about enemies and perfidious friends.
perfidious Quotes

Abscheulicher! Perfidious wretch!

—Treitschke, Georg Friedrich