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un·faith·ful
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ʌnˈfeɪθ
fəl
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adjective
1.
not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal.
2.
not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover.
3.
not accurate or complete; inexact:
an unfaithful translation.
4.
Obsolete
.
unbelieving; infidel.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
unfeithful.
See
un-
1
,
faithful
Related forms
un·faith·ful·ly,
adverb
un·faith·ful·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
untrustworthy, deceitful, treacherous, recreant.
3.
imprecise, untrue.
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unfaithful
(ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl)
—
adj
1.
not true to a promise, vow, etc
2.
not true to a wife, husband, lover, etc, esp in having sexual intercourse with someone else
3.
inaccurate; inexact; unreliable; untrustworthy:
unfaithful copy
4.
obsolete
not having religious faith; infidel
5.
obsolete
not upright; dishonest
un'faithfully
—
adv
un'faithfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unfaithful
mid-14c., "acting falsely," from
un-
(1) "not" + faithful (see
faith
). In M.E. it also had a sense of "infidel, unbelieving, irreligious" (late 14c.). Sense of "not faithful in marriage" is attested from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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