traitorous
Americanadjective
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having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
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characteristic of a traitor.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
-
of the nature of treason; treasonable.
a traitorous act.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
Other Word Forms
- nontraitorous adjective
- nontraitorously adverb
- nontraitorousness noun
- traitorously adverb
- traitorousness noun
- untraitorous adjective
- untraitorously adverb
- untraitorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of traitorous
1350–1400; Middle English treterous, traytrous < Old French traitreus; traitor, -ous
Example Sentences
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The second the traitorous thought crossed my mind, I shoved it away.
From Literature
"I couldn't go back on my word to you," Stephen told Rachel after voting for Jack - meaning the traitorous pair stormed to victory after going undetected together through the series, sharing the £95,750 prize.
From BBC
“Bridge’s traitorous conduct was a betrayal of his comrades and his country.”
From Washington Times
"Bridges's traitorous conduct was a betrayal of his comrades and his country."
From BBC
FBI director Louis Freeh called Hanssen's betrayal "the most traitorous actions imaginable against a country governed by the rule of law".
From BBC
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