per·fid·i·ous
 perfidious
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- pronunciation:
- p
r
fI
di
s
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
purposely disloyal or treacherous; faithless.
You cannot trust such a perfidious rogue, a man who would betray even his best friend!- antonyms:
- faithful
- similar words:
- disloyal
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| related words: |
captious, deceitful, dishonest, false, infamous, malicious, two-faced, unfaithful |
| derivations: |
perfidiously (adv.), perfidiousness (n.) |
The word perfidious
contains the following part:
fid
Latin
root
that means
faith, trust
Example words: