false-hearted
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of false-hearted
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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Yes, Florence," said her friend, "he is false-hearted.
From The Home Mission by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Her false-hearted summer friends could now weep for her as the daughter of the rich Griffin Taylor, while they would scarcely have regretted her as simply the wife of a poor soldier.
From 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West by Van Cleve, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark
So Mr. Robert M'Gillies was consigned to his own lamentations in the dreary dungeons of Tothill-fields' Bridewell, and the false-hearted Julia Cob returned to her new lover in Norfolk-street.
From Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' by Wight, John
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 Roby, John
He therefore warmly resents Wordsworth's remark about "that cold and false-hearted, frenchified coxcomb, Horace Walpole."
From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord
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