false-hearted

American  

[fawls-hahr-tid] / ˈfɔlsˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

1. having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.

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Other Word Forms

• false-heartedness
  noun
• false-heartedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of false-hearted

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

false-hearted

It was that false-hearted woman gave you these precious maxims.

From One Of Them by Charles James Lever

The charming Eyes of Madame de R—— made me forget the false-hearted Creature on whom I had doated.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz

Vladimir felt that it was to Blude he owed his empire, and for three days he so loaded him with honors and dignities that the false-hearted wretch deemed himself the greatest among the Russians.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris

Yes, Florence," said her friend, "he is false-hearted.

From The Home Mission by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Forgotten so soon Are thy vows when we parted, Have other links bound thee, Thou fickle false-hearted?

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby