false-hearted
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of false-hearted
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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This is the day I often prophesied for you, and the true and only refutation against the calumnies of the false-hearted and the envious.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James
Fool I was, in truth; but it was to yield to the bad advice my false and false-hearted friend tendered.
From Peter the Whaler by Austin, Henry
I’ve had plenty of them and to spare from those mealy-mouthed, false-hearted, longshore lubbers in there!”
From Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant by Greene, John B.
Sleep if you can, you false-hearted crocodile!” said Rhoda, poetically, in distant imitation of the flowers of rhetoric of her friend Molly.
From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Petherick, Horace
You false-hearted knave," he added, turning to Carfax, "false as your false master—your doom is sealed.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
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