- per|ju|ri|ous
- per|ju|ri|ous «puhr JUR ee uhs», adjective.= perjured. (Cf. ↑perjured)–per|ju´ri|ous|ly, adverb.
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per|spic´u|ous|ly — per|spic|u|ous «puhr SPIHK yoo uhs», adjective. easily understood; clear; lucid: »His manner of telling a story, or explaining his thoughts, was forcible, perspicuous and original (William Godwin). SYNONYM(S): intelligible. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
per|spic|u|ous — «puhr SPIHK yoo uhs», adjective. easily understood; clear; lucid: »His manner of telling a story, or explaining his thoughts, was forcible, perspicuous and original (William Godwin). SYNONYM(S): intelligible. ╂[< Latin perspicuus (with English … Useful english dictionary
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 — «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 ous) <… … Useful english dictionary
per|ju´ri|ous|ly — per|ju|ri|ous «puhr JUR ee uhs», adjective. = perjured. (Cf. ↑perjured) –per|ju´ri|ous|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
per|spic´u|ous|ness — per|spic|u|ous «puhr SPIHK yoo uhs», adjective. easily understood; clear; lucid: »His manner of telling a story, or explaining his thoughts, was forcible, perspicuous and original (William Godwin). SYNONYM(S): intelligible. ╂[< Latin… … 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
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su´per|cil´i|ous|ness — su|per|cil|i|ous «SOO puhr SIHL ee uhs», adjective. showing scorn or indifference because of a feeling of superiority; haughty, proud, and contemptuous; disdainful: »The duchess looked down at the workman with a supercilious stare. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
su´per|cil´i|ous|ly — su|per|cil|i|ous «SOO puhr SIHL ee uhs», adjective. showing scorn or indifference because of a feeling of superiority; haughty, proud, and contemptuous; disdainful: »The duchess looked down at the workman with a supercilious stare. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
