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Definitions for traitorous
ˈtreɪ tər əstrai·tor·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonousadjective

    having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

    "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"

Wiktionary

  1. traitorousadjective

    Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal

  2. traitorousadjective

    Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Traitorousadjective

    Treacherous; perfidious; faithless.

    Etymology: from traitor.

    What news with him, that trait’rous wight? Daniel.

    Pontinius knows not you,
    While you stand out upon these traitorous terms. Ben Jonson.

    The traitorous or treacherous, who have misled others, he would have severely punished, and the neutrals noted. Francis Bacon.

    More of his majesty’s friends have lost their lives in this rebellion than of his traiterous subjects. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

ChatGPT

  1. traitorous

    Traitorous refers to someone or something that is disloyal, unfaithful or betraying, particularly towards a person, group, or organization to which one has a duty or obligation. It typically involves actions or behavior that aids an adversary or harms a supporter. This term is often used in contexts of treason against a country or government.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Traitorousadjective

    guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject

  2. Traitorousadjective

    consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. traitorous

    Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject. Also, consisting of treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme or conspiracy.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of traitorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of traitorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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