| Word | perfidious |
|---|---|
| Definition | adj. Deceitful; untrustworthy. (cf. perfidy) |
| Sentence | Suddenly, as we drove home, I was filled once again with my recent lust for revenge upon my perfidious mother, a lust which had faded in the brilliant glare of my exile, but which now returned and was united with my new-born loathing of Homi Catrack. |
| Source | Midnight's Children, p. 319 |
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