patriotic

[ pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, pa- ]
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adjective
  1. of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.

  2. expressing or inspired by patriotism: a patriotic ode.

Origin of patriotic

1
1645–55; <Late Latin patriōticus<Greek patriōtikós.See patriot, -ic

Other 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.

    Conservatives and Rock and Roll | Michael Tomasky | June 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • They were modern to the extent of being not only anti-traditional, but almost anti-patriotic.

    What I Saw in America | G. K. Chesterton
  • He was, moreover, confronted by a more advanced Labour section and an anti-patriotic section in the party.

  • It 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