perfidious

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England alone stood between us--perfidious, egotistic England, that is always interested only for herself, and is ready at any time to sacrifice her faithful and generous allies I have allowed England to deceive me a long while," exclaimed Alexander, vehemently; "for I once regarded that nation of traders as a nation of men, heroes, and profound diplomatists.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or marked by perfidy; treacherous. See Synonyms at faithless.

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  1. = Portuguese Italian perfidioso, from Latin perfidiosus, from perfidia, falsehood: see perfidy.
 

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