perfidus
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) that breaks one's promise; false; faithless; dishonest; disloyal; deceitful
- (adjective, broadly, declension-1, declension-2) treacherous; unsafe; dangerous
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɛr.fɪ.dʊs]
Etymology
From per (“through; along”) + fidēs (“faith; trust”) + -us (adjectival suffix), based on the phrase per fidem dēcipere (“to deceive through faith”).
perīculōsus
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