false-hearted

[ fawls-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈfɔlsˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.

Origin of false-hearted

First recorded in 1565–75

OTHER WORDS FROM false-hearted

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

Words nearby false-hearted

false face, false flag, false friend, false front, false fruit, false-hearted, false hellebore, false hematuria, false hermaphroditism, falsehood, false horizon

Example sentences from the Web for false-hearted

While he was in this state of love-lorn blindness the false-hearted knight Sir Mordred rode up with purpose to joust.
Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15)|Charles Morris
Magnus, it is impossible to deny that the male sex—lords and all—are most dreadfully deceitful and false-hearted.
The Widow Barnaby|Frances Trollope
What do you mean by leaving a man in this state, three weeks and more, you false-hearted wagabond?'
Oliver Twist, Illustrated|Charles Dickens
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

It was that false-hearted woman gave you these precious maxims.
One Of Them|Charles James Lever