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break-vow

break-vow noun: an untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.

Noun

break-vow (plural break-vows)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
    • With that same purpose-changer, that sly devil, / That broker, that still breaks the pate of faith, / That daily break-vow, he that wins of all, / Of kings, of beggars, old men, young men, maids,c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Synonyms of break-vow

Forms of break-vow

pluralbreak-vows

Origin of break-vow

From break + vow.

Questions about break-vow

What does break-vow mean?
Break-vow means an untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
What part of speech is break-vow?
Break-vow is a noun.
What is the plural of break-vow?
The plural of break-vow is break-vows.

Words near break-vow in the dictionary

  1. break-promises
  2. break-up
  3. break-upper
  4. break-uppers
  5. break-ups
  6. break-vow
  7. break-vows
  8. break-wind
  9. break-winds
  10. breakabilities
  11. breakability

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