HyperDic: perfidious

English > 1 sense of the word perfidious:
ADJECTIVEallperfidious, punic, treacheroustending to betray
English > perfidious: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningtending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans.
Example "the perfidious Judas"
Synonymspunic, treacherous
Broaderunfaithfulnot true to duty or obligation or promises
Spanishpérfido, púnico, traicionero, traidor
Nounsperfidyan act of deliberate betrayal
perfidy, perfidiousnessbetrayal of a trust
Adverbsperfidiouslyin a perfidious manner

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