perfidious
Example Sentences
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Samuel Pepys knew him; the British diarist thought him “a perfidious rogue.”
And not just for the big-ticket impulse buys, either — mostly for the tiny, perfidious ones.
From Salon
The head of one of them, who preferred to remain anonymous, described it as a "perfidious and effective" strategy.
From Barron's
“Behold, campers, this vile and destructive creature! This killer of songbirds! This murderer of chipmunks! This perfidious predator!”
From Literature
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“If the initial findings are confirmed, it will be a perfidious attack on our electricity infrastructure,” Stübgen said.
From Seattle Times
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