traitorous

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/
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/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/ · /ˈtɹeɪtɹəs/

Definition of traitorous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  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?”
    “I that inceſtuous, that adulterate beaſt, / With witchcraft of his wits, with trayterous gifts, / O wicked wit, and giftes that haue the power / So to ſeduce; wonne to his ſhamefull luſt / The will of my moſt ſeeming vertuous Queene; [...]”
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adj

  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?”
    “I that inceſtuous, that adulterate beaſt, / With witchcraft of his wits, with trayterous gifts, / O wicked wit, and giftes that haue the power / So to ſeduce; wonne to his ſhamefull luſt / The will of my moſt ſeeming vertuous Queene; [...]”
  2. Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.

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Etymology

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

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