About The Word Traitorous
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Traitorous
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What's The Definition Of Traitorous?
[adj] deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
[adj] constituting treason; "a traitorous act"; "treasonable acts like sabotage" Synonyms | Synonyms for Traitorous: disloyal | faithless | treasonable | treasonous | unfaithful Related Terms | Find terms related to Traitorous: See Also | Traitorous In Webster's Dictionary \Trai"tor*ous\, a. [Cf. F. tra[^i]treux.]
1. Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as,
a traitorous officer or subject. --Shak.
2. Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying
breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme. --
{Trai"tor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Trai"tor*ous*ness}, n.
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