PERFIDIOUS


Meaning of PERFIDIOUS in English

/ pəˈfɪdiəs; NAmE pərˈf-/ adjective

( literary ) that cannot be trusted

SYN treacherous

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin perfidiosus , from perfidia treachery.

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