Compelled to parley, Bossu resorted to a perfidious stratagem (John L. Motley).
SYNONYM(S): false, traitorous, unfaithful.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
per|fid´i|ous|ly — per|fid|i|ous «puhr FIHD ee uhs», adjective. deliberately faithless; treacherous: »Compelled to parley, Bossu resorted to a perfidious stratagem (John L. Motley). SYNONYM(S): false, traitorous, unfaithful. ╂[< Latin perfidiōsus (with English… … Useful english dictionary
per|fid´i|ous|ness — per|fid|i|ous «puhr FIHD ee uhs», adjective. deliberately faithless; treacherous: »Compelled to parley, Bossu resorted to a perfidious stratagem (John L. Motley). SYNONYM(S): false, traitorous, unfaithful. ╂[< Latin perfidiōsus (with English… … Useful english dictionary
per·fid·i·ous — … Useful english dictionary
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perfidious — per·fid·i·ous … English syllables
perfidiously — per·fid·i·ous·ly … English syllables
perfidious — per•fid•i•ous [[t]pərˈfɪd i əs[/t]] adj. deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L perfidiōsus faithless, dishonest. See perfidy, ous per•fid′i•ous•ly, adv. per•fid′i•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
perfidious — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
