Traitorous
//ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
"I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath, On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain. And of that false Coſroe, my traiterous brother, Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d?"
- 2 Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.
Adjective
- 1 having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor wordnet
Example
More examples"I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath, On this ſame theeuish villain Tamburlain. And of that false Coſroe, my traiterous brother, Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d?"
Etymology
From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.
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