perfidious
Example Sentences
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Samuel Pepys knew him; the British diarist thought him “a perfidious rogue.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
And not just for the big-ticket impulse buys, either — mostly for the tiny, perfidious ones.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
The head of one of them, who preferred to remain anonymous, described it as a "perfidious and effective" strategy.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
“If the initial findings are confirmed, it will be a perfidious attack on our electricity infrastructure,” Stübgen said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Among the perfidious, the name of traitor is capital in itself.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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