false-hearted

[ fawls-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfɔlsˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.

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Origin of false-hearted

First recorded in 1565–75

false-heart·ed·ly, adverbfalse-heart·ed·ness, noun

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 Forest
So 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 Wilson
Verely, it is almost impossible, that a commander of such courage should haue, either faint or false hearted Souldiers.
The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First|John Hayward
Many vile traitors have ascended those steps,” he said, “but none so false-hearted, none so bloodthirsty as you.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth

When the sunDries up the boundless main, When black is white, false-hearted one,I may be yours again!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various