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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.
adjective. Not true to duty or obligation: disloyal, faithless, false, false-hearted, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
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.]
If you describe someone as perfidious, you mean that they have betrayed someone or cannot be trusted.
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.
