PUNIC
\pjˈuːnɪk], \pjˈuːnɪk], \p_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_k]\
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of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace"
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tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"
By Princeton University
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of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace"
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tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Carthaginian; among the Romans, faithless; untrustworthy.
By James Champlin Fernald
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