WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•fid•i•ous /pɚˈfɪdiəs/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- treacherous;
untrustworthy;
betraying others;
faithless.
per•fid•i•ous
(pər fid′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj.
per•fid′i•ous•ly, adv.
per•fid′i•ous•ness, n.
- deliberately faithless;
treacherous;
deceitful:a perfidious lover.
- Latin perfidiōsus faithless, dishonest. See perfidy, -ous
- 1590–1600
per•fid′i•ous•ness, n.
- false, disloyal; unfaithful, traitorous.
- faithful.