Break-promise
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises. derogatory, obsolete
"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"
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
From break + promise.
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