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traitorous

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trai⋅tor⋅ous

  [trey-ter-uhs]
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–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; ME treterous, traytrous < OF traitreus; see traitor, -ous

Related forms:
trai⋅tor⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
trai⋅tor⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1–3. disloyal, treasonous, faithless.
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trai·tor·ous   (trā'tər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Having the character of a traitor; disloyal.

  2. Constituting treason: a traitorous act. See Synonyms at faithless.

trai'tor·ous·ly adv., trai'tor·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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