faithful Copy link Outline 1. fĭdēlis, e2. fīdus (trusty, on which dependence may be placed • faithful: 1. fĭdēlis, e: good and f. allies, boni f.que socii, Liv.: he judged Deiotarus f. to the Roman people, D. fidelem populo R. judicavit, Cic.: I was of a f. and kind disposition towards her, f. animo atque benigno in illam fui, Ter.: a most f. wife, fidelissima conjux, Cic.: f. friendships, f. amicitiae, Cic.: f. advice, f. consilium, Cic.: f. eyes, oculi f., Hor. Very f., perfĭdēlis, Cic. 2. fīdus (trusty, on which dependence may be placed: only of persons): a most f. and excellent wife, fidissima atque optima uxor, Cic.: f. clients, f. clientes, Sall. Phr.: a f. copy, exemplum summa cura et diligentia exscriptum, Cic.