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traitorous [trey-ter-uhs] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for traitorous on Thesaurus.com adjective
- having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- characteristic of a traitor.
- of the nature of treason; treasonable: a traitorous act.
Origin of traitorous 1350–1400; Middle English treterous, traytrous Old French traitreus; see traitor, -ous Related formstrai·tor·ous·ly, adverbtrai·tor·ous·ness, nounnon·trai·tor·ous, adjectivenon·trai·tor·ous·ly, adverbnon·trai·tor·ous·ness, nounun·trai·tor·ous, adjectiveun·trai·tor·ous·ly, adverbun·trai·tor·ous·ness, nounSynonyms for traitorous See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1–3. disloyal, treasonous, faithless. Related Words for traitorous apostate, faithless, perfidious, recreant, subversive, treacherous, treasonous, two-faced, two-timing, unfaithful, untrue, wormlike, treasonable, undutiful, unpatriotic Examples from the Web for traitorous Contemporary Examples of traitorous
On The Patriot Factor, she writes that she was banned because she tells the truth about the “corrupt and traitorous Obama regime.”
‘Freedom From Facebook’ Wants Conservatives to Boycott This July 4
David Freedlander
July 3, 2013
As a ghost, Brie watches her friends throw souvenirs from her traitorous boyfriend into a beach bonfire.
The Problem With Dead Narrators: ‘The Catastrophic History of You and Me’
Leila Sales
April 26, 2012
But in the all-or-nothing world of hyper-partisans even trying to transcend political labels is a traitorous act.
John Avlon
December 16, 2010
Historical Examples of traitorous
He felt mean and traitorous, a Benedict Arnold on a small scale.
Joseph C. Lincoln
They were applauding the prisoner’s traitorous actions, and welcoming him to Omega.
Robert Sheckley
These men are as foolish as they are traitorous in their cry for the Union as it was.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862
Various
And, if I remember, he alluded to me as a traitorous tamperer with the Army.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914
Various
He was accused of making a traitorous remark and dismissed from the service.
Grace Dunlop Ecker
Word Origin and History for traitorous adj.
late 14c., apparently from Old French traitreus (mid-13c.), from traitor (see traitor).