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perfidious

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10 lettersPronunciation /pɚˈfɪdi.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted defiioprsuStarts with PEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Treacherous or deliberately faithless.

Word origin

From Latin perfidiōsus (“treacherous”), from perfidia.

Used in a sentence

  • TRINCULO (speaking about Caliban): By this light, a most perfidious and drunken / monster: when his god's asleep, he'll rob his bottle.
  • The perfidious Ricimer soon became dissatisfied with Anthe'mius, and raised the standard of revolt.
  • [S]he knew Huntly for the ambitious traitor he was, a man peculiarly perfidious and self-seeking.

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