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/ˈtɹeɪtɝəs/
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[ UK /tɹˈeɪtəɹəs/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈeɪtəɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
the faithless Benedict Arnold
a lying traitorous insurrectionist
How To Use traitorous In A Sentence
- There are few youths have sic true judgment as you, respecting the wisdom of their elders; and, as for this fause, traitorous smaik, I doubt he is a hawk of the same nest. The Fortunes of Nigel
- Biting hard on her lower lip, Isabel brushed away a traitorous tear.
- The I understanding the cause of his miserable estate, sayd unto him, In faith thou art worthy to sustaine the most extreame misery and calamity, which hast defiled and maculated thyne owne body, forsaken thy wife traitorously, and dishonoured thy children, parents, and friends, for the love of a vile harlot and old strumpet. The Golden Asse
- A: because mossback is a traitorous cancervatard who would rather see the country fail than a democrat succed. Think Progress » San Francisco Commonwealth Club postpones O’Keefe event.
- Therefore, any one who 'cherishes' it is a traitorous bastard. Rudy's S.C. Chair: "I Love And Revere And Cherish" Confederate Flag
- But to dare to ask the question brought certain denunciation from the neo-conservative political power grid: Only a traitorous, subversive, unpatriotic, flag-burning, communist America-hater would question the virtue of a U.S. military venture. August 2005
- We can afford a few traitorous little ingrate rich kids.
- Well what can we expect from the traitorous rightwing? ro ro is about the best they have to offer. Think Progress » VIDEO: The Extreme, Violent Rhetoric Of GOP Lawmakers
- In The Inferno, Virgil guides Dante through the underworld, comprising nine concentric circles that represent varying degrees of condemnation, from the unbaptized in Limbo to traitorous Satan at the center. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson: Questions
- Nor did she permit her mind to dwell on an image of Rain so successfully buried she remembered it only in traitorous dreams. THE THORN BIRDS