Hypertext Webster Gateway: "punic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punic \Pu"nic\, a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its
inhabitants, fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.
2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless;
treacherous; as, Punic faith.
Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own; 'T is
Punic all, and to a proverb known. -- H. Brooke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Punic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or
its people or their language; "the Punic Wars";
"Carthaginian peace" [syn: {Carthaginian}, {Punic}]
2: 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" [syn: {perfidious},
{treacherous}]
n : the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage [syn: {Punic}]
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