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adjective
- 1. deceitful and untrustworthy: literary "a perfidious lover"
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The meaning of PERFIDIOUS is of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy. How to use perfidious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Perfidious.
adjective. literary uk / pəˈfɪd.i.əs / us / pɚˈfɪd.i.əs / Add to word list. unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty: She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy. Synonym. treacherous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disloyalty, betrayal & treason. adulterous. backstabber. betrayal. betrayer.
adjective. literary us / pɚˈfɪd.i.əs / uk / pəˈfɪd.i.əs / Add to word list Add to word list. unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty: She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy. Synonym. treacherous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disloyalty, betrayal & treason. adulterous. backstabber. betrayal.
Synonyms for PERFIDIOUS: traitorous, false, treacherous, unreliable, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, untrue; Antonyms of PERFIDIOUS: true, faithful, constant, loyal, devout, steadfast, responsible, staunch.
Perfidious definition: deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful. See examples of PERFIDIOUS used in a sentence.
If someone accuses you of being perfidious, you should probably be offended — it means underhanded, treacherous, deceitful — even evil. If you betray people often, you're perfidious: traitors are extremely perfidious.
If you describe someone as perfidious, you mean that they have betrayed someone or cannot be trusted. [ literary ] Their feet will trample on the dead bodies of their perfidious aggressors.
adjective. Not true to duty or obligation: disloyal, faithless, false, false-hearted, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
: the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : treachery. 2. : an act or an instance of disloyalty. Synonyms. disloyalty. faithlessness. falseness. falsity. inconstancy. infidelity. perfidiousness. unfaithfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of perfidy in a Sentence.
Jun 14, 2024 · perfidious (comparative more perfidious, superlative most perfidious) Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]
