Definitions for: Perfidious


[adj] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Per*fid"i*ous (p[~e]r*f[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]s; 277), a.
[L. perfidious.]
1. Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to
trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a
perfidious friend. --Shak.

2. Involving, or characterized by, perfidy. ``Involved in
this perfidious fraud.'' --Milton.

Synonyms: punic, treacherous, unfaithful

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