patriotic
[ pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, pa- ]
adjective
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
expressing or inspired by patriotism: a patriotic ode.
Origin of patriotic
1Other 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
"Give me li'l old New York," said the man from up-state, unpatriotically.
The Adventures of Sally | P. G. WodehouseWhen, however, it is moved in the direction of musketry-firing, it becomes strangely and unpatriotically content with its lot.
Soldiers Three, Part II. | Rudyard KiplingHe acted selfishly and unpatriotically, but not with that deliberate villany with which he has been charged.
Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) | Henry Glassford Bell
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