Meanings
plural break-promises
- derogatoryobsoleteAn untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
if you break one jot of your promise or come one / minute behind your hour, I will think you the most / pathetical break-promise and the most hollow lover
1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 4, scene 1Synonyms: break-vow, oathbreaker, piker, reneger, break-vow, oathbreaker, piker, reneger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
Origin
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