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perfidious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | punic, treacherous |
| Derivation | perfidiousness, perfidy |
the perfidious Judas.
Examples of perfidious
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The perfidious painter escapes to the Huns on the other side of the Great Wall.
From the time.com
Should the French be trying to thwart the financial might of perfidious Albion?
From the guardian.co.uk
Equally, it is too easy to blame perfidious foreigners not playing a straight bat.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It took the perfidious extra-liberal Brits to discover the thing and worry about it.
From the economist.com
Popular and press reaction was considerably more acidulous toward perfidious Albion.
From the time.com
The perfidious notion that corporations are people can lead to even more bizarre results.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Very shortsighted from a joint perspective, good play by the perfidious Royal Air Force.
From the economist.com
But now even the perfidious Herald's offices were duly adorned in red, white, and blue.
From the courier-journal.com
He insists that he is a legitimate air-cargo operator framed by a perfidious superpower.
From the economist.com
- Punic: 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"
- (perfidiously) in a perfidious manner; "he was playing perfidiously one side against the other"
- (perfidy) betrayal of a trust
- (perfidy) treachery: an act of deliberate betrayal
- In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception, in which one side promises to act in good faith (e.g. by raising a flag of surrender) with the intention of breaking that promise once the enemy has exposed himself (e.g. by coming out of cover in order to capture the surrendering forces).
- (Perfidy (film)) Perfidy (Nevjera) is a 1953 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Vladimir Pogacic. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
- Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance
- (perfidiousness) Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy
- (perfidy) A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery; Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes ...
