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perfidy Definition


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perfidious
adj
    1. Treacherous, double-dealing or disloyal.
      Thesaurus: untrustworthy, faithless, treacherous, underhanded, traitorous, disloyal, duplicitous, two-faced, false, deceitful, apostate, dishonest; Antonym: faithful, loyal.
Derivative: perfidiously
adverb
    Derivative: perfidiousness
    noun
      The quality or action of being treacherous or disloyal
        Thesaurus: or perfidy betrayal, treason, treachery, disloyalty, duplicity, faithlessness, infidelity, apostasy.
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin perfidus faithlessness, from per (implying destruction) + fides faith.



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