PERFIDIOUSLY

perfidiously

(adverb) in a perfidious manner; “he was playing perfidiously one side against the other”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

perfidiously (comparative more perfidiously, superlative most perfidiously)

In a perfidious manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Per*fid"i*ous*ly, adv.

Definition: In a perfidious manner.

PERFIDIOUS

Per*fid"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. perfidious.]

1. Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a perfidious friend. Shak.

2. Involving, or characterized by, perfidy. "Involved in this perfidious fraud." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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