Traitorous

Trai′tor-ous

,

Adj.

[Cf. F.

traîtreux

.]

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

,

Noun.

Traitorous

TRA'ITOROUS

,

Adj.

Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as a traitorous officer or subject.

1.

Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as a traitorous scheme or conspiracy.

traitorous

English

Alternative forms

traitourous (obsolete)

Adjective

traitorous ‎(comparative more traitorous, superlative most traitorous)

Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal
(law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Translations

characteristic of a traitor

Catalan: traïdor (ca)
German: verräterisch, treulos, untreu (de)
Greek: προδοτικός (el) m ‎(prodotikós)
Macedonian: предавнички m ‎(predávnički), издајнички m ‎(izdájnički)

Spanish: traicionero, traidor (es)
Swedish: förrädisk (sv)

law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Greek: στασιαστικός (el) m ‎(stasiastikós), ανατρεπτικός (el) m ‎(anatreptikós)

Macedonian: предавнички m ‎(predávnički), издајнички m ‎(izdájnički)

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Traitorous

Trai′tor-ous

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Traitorous

TRA'ITOROUS

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traitorous

traitorous

English

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