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traitorous

[trey-ter-uhs]

trai·tor·ous

[trey-ter-uhs]
adjective
1.
having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
2.
characteristic of a traitor.
3.
of the nature of treason; treasonable: a traitorous act.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English treterous, traytrous < Old French traitreus; see traitor, -ous

trai·tor·ous·ly, adverb
trai·tor·ous·ness, noun
non·trai·tor·ous, adjective
non·trai·tor·ous·ly, adverb
non·trai·tor·ous·ness, noun
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un·trai·tor·ous, adjective
un·trai·tor·ous·ly, adverb
un·trai·tor·ous·ness, noun
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1–3. disloyal, treasonous, faithless.

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traitor (ˈtreɪtə)
 
n
a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc
 
[C13: from Old French traitour, from Latin trāditortraditor]
 
'traitorous
 
adj
 
'traitorously
 
adv
 
'traitorship
 
n
 
'traitress
 
fem n

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