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- DictionaryPer·fid·i·ous/pərˈfidēəs/
adjective
- 1. deceitful and untrustworthy: literary "a perfidious lover"
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.
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. break ranks idiom. chicane. deserter. desertion. faithlessly. faithlessness. false.
Perfidious definition: deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful. See examples of PERFIDIOUS used in a sentence.
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. break ranks idiom. chicane. deserter. desertion. faithlessly. faithlessness. false.
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.
The meaning of PERFIDY is the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : treachery. How to use perfidy in a sentence.
perfidious. that cannot be trusted synonym treacherous. Definition of perfidious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. Wiktionary. Synonyms: recreant. false-hearted. disloyal. faithless. untrue. unfaithful. treacherous. traitorous. false. punic. shifty. venal. untrustworthy. disaffected. dishonest. Origin of Perfidious.
If you describe someone as perfidious, you mean that they have betrayed someone or cannot be trusted.
