patriotic
[ pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, pa- ]
adjective
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
expressing or inspired by patriotism: a patriotic ode.
Origin of patriotic
1Other words from patriotic
- pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- an·ti·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- hy·per·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- non·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- o·ver·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pro·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- qua·si-pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- sem·i·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- ul·tra·pa·tri·ot·ic·ly, adverb
- un·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- un·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use patriotic in a sentence
Ditto "Born in the USA," the most stirring ANTI-patriotic anthem of our time.
They were modern to the extent of being not only anti-traditional, but almost anti-patriotic.
What I Saw in America | G. K. ChestertonHe was, moreover, confronted by a more advanced Labour section and an anti-patriotic section in the party.
The Annual Register 1914 | AnonymousIt was always, under the circumstances by which it was surrounded, necessarily anti-patriotic.
The Katipunan | J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)The man was one of the most notorious of the anti-patriotic party.
Callias | Alfred John Church
The ground is thus prepared for anti-militaristic, anti-State and anti-patriotic ideas.
Syndicalism in France | Louis Levine
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