English Explanatory Dictionary

traitorous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
  2. Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.

Pronunciation

trāt′ərəs /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-traitorous.wav trāt′rəs /ˈtɹeɪtɹəs/

Word forms

traitorous more traitorous most traitorous traitourous traiterous

Etymology

From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.

Synonyms

infidelitous Judaslike traitorsome treacherous booky dastardly disleal disloyal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted doublehearted faithless false falseheart false-hearted guiled guileful hollow-hearted illoyal insidious Judasly nonfaithful perfidious proditorious proditory Punic ratlike recreant renegade reptilian reptitious swike traitorish traitorlike traitorly traitorous treachersome trothless unfaithful unleal unloyal unsteadfast untrue viperish viperous
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