[ adj ] tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans <adj.all> Punic faiththe perfidious Judas the fiercest and most treacherous of foes treacherous intrigues
Perfidious \Per*fid"i*ous\ (p[~e]r*f[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]s; 277), a. [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.
'The IRA is expected to trust perfidious Albion?
Now comes "a perfidious twist" on the usual individual scam, says Tax Court Judge Parker.