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Webster 1913 Edition

Punic

Pu′nic

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Punic

PU'NIC

,
Adj.
[L. punicus, pertaining to Carthage or its inhabitants, from Poeni, the Carthaginians.] Pertaining to the Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; deceitful; as punic faith.

PU'NIC

,
Noun.
The ancient language of the Carthaginians, of which Plautus has left a specimen.

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