perfidious
perfidious
Definition
per·fidi·ous (pər fid′ē əs)
adjective
characterized by perfidy; treacherous
Etymology: L perfidiosus
per·fid′i·ously adverb
perfidious
Synonyms
perfidious
modif.
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!
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