be+perfidious
11perfidious — perfidiously, adv. perfidiousness, n. /peuhr fid ee euhs/, adj. deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover. [1590 1600; < L perfidiosus faithless, dishonest. See PERFIDY, OUS] Syn. false, disloyal; unfaithful, traitorous.… …
12perfidious — adjective Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command ones fidelity or allegiance. They believed him to be with them but his perfidious action nearly lost them the battle. Syn: traitorous, treacherous …
13perfidious — per|fid|i|ous [pəˈfıdiəs US pər ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: perfidiosus, from perfidia disloyalty , from perfidus disloyal , from per fidem decipere to deceive by trust ] someone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be… …
14perfidious Albion — England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
15perfidious — [pə fɪdɪəs] adjective literary deceitful and untrustworthy: a perfidious lover. Derivatives perfidiously adverb perfidiousness noun …
16perfidious — adjective literary someone who is perfidious is disloyal and cannot be trusted; treacherous (1) perfidiousness noun (U) …
17perfidious — adjective, literary a perfidious lover Syn: treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, traitorous, treasonous, false, false hearted, double dealing, two faced, untrustworthy Ant: faithful …
18Perfidious Albion — England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners …
19perfidious — adjective tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans Punic faith the perfidious Judas the fiercest and most treacherous of foes treacherous intrigues • Syn: ↑punic, ↑treacherous …
20perfidious — adjective Date: 1572 of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy Synonyms: see faithless • perfidiously adverb • perfidiousness noun …
