false-hearted
[ fawls-hahr-tid ]
adjective
having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
Origin of false-hearted
1First recorded in 1565–75
Other words from false-hearted
- false-heart·ed·ly, adverb
- false-heart·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby false-hearted
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How to use false-hearted in a sentence
Here was the son of the false-hearted savage who had accepted his money, agreed to do his work, and then turned against him.
Overland | John William De ForestSo all pitied the poor Vicar, despised his uppish, false-hearted wife, and most hated the young squire.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant | Alexander Johnstone WilsonVerely, it is almost impossible, that a commander of such courage should haue, either faint or false hearted Souldiers.
Many vile traitors have ascended those steps,” he said, “but none so false-hearted, none so bloodthirsty as you.
Guy Fawkes | William Harrison AinsworthWhen the sunDries up the boundless main, When black is white, false-hearted one,I may be yours again!
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