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PERFIDIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
Example:
treacherous intrigues
Synonyms:
perfidious; punic; treacherous
Classified under:
Similar:
unfaithful (not true to duty or obligation or promises)
Derivation:
perfidiousness (betrayal of a trust)
perfidy (an act of deliberate betrayal)
perfidy (betrayal of a trust)
