unfaithful
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un·faith·ful 
[uhn-feyth-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
[uhn-feyth-fuhl] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| un·faith·ful
(ŭn-fāth'fəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
un·faith'ful·ly adv., un·faith'ful·ness n. |
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unfaithful
unfaithful
1340 (implied in unfaithfully) "acting falsely," from un- (1) "not" + faithful (see faith). In M.E. it also had a sense of "infidel, unbelieving, irreligious" (1382). Sense of "not faithful in marriage" is attested from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| unfaithful | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover" [ant: faithful] |
| 2. | having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful" [ant: faithful] |
| 3. | having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" [syn: faithless] |
| 4. | not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Unfaithful
Un*faith"ful\, a. 1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant. My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight. --Pope. His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. --Tennyson. 2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] --Milton. -- Un*faith"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*faith"ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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