perjuriously

9.9

In a way that breaks a serious promise or lies under oath, for example in court

adverb
/pərˈdʒʊəriəsli/

Formal

: perjuriosamente

He acted perjuriously when he broke his sworn promise to his friends.

Examples

The witness spoke perjuriously, betraying the trust of the court.
He acted perjuriously during the trial.
She was accused of behaving perjuriously after abandoning her allies in their time of need.
The witness testified perjuriously about the events.
She spoke perjuriously during her testimony, which led to serious legal consequences.
The lawyer warned his client not to answer perjuriously, as it could result in charges of perjury.
He had to reconsider his statement, realizing that he might have perjuriously misled the court.

Synonyms

dishonestly

vsperjuriously

5 3.5

In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people

is specifically about lying under oath or breaking a solemn promise

deceitfully

vsperjuriously

1 6.3

In a way that tries to trick someone

focuses on lying under oath or breaking a solemn promise

untruthfully

vsperjuriously

1 5.9

In a way that is not true to make other people believe something false

is about lying while under oath or breaking a solemn promise

Antonyms

honestly

123 1.3

In a truthful way that shows you mean what you say

Surface Forms

perjuriously positive

Morphology

perjuriously = perjurious (transparent) = perjure + ous + ly

The adverb is formed regularly by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'perjurious', which is itself transparently formed from the verb 'perjure' with '-ous'.

Etymology

Perjuriously comes from Latin parts per- ('wrongly') and jurare ('to swear'), and it is related to perjury and the word jury. So to act perjuriously is to 'break a sworn promise' or lie under oath.