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traitorous

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trai·tor·ous  (trtr-s)
adj.
1. Having the character of a traitor; disloyal.
2. Constituting treason: a traitorous act. See Synonyms at faithless.
traitor·ous·ly adv.
traitor·ous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.traitoroustraitorous - having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
faithless, treasonable, treasonous, unfaithful
disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
traitorous
Translations
traitorous [ˈtreɪtərəs] ADJ [person] → traidor; [attempt, intention] → traicionero
traitorous [ˈtreɪtərəs] adj [action, person] → traître
traitorous
adj behaviour, action → verräterisch; coward also → treulos


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Then to him the Sheriff spoke at length concerning Robin Hood; how that for many months the outlaws had defied the King, and slain the King's deer; how Robin had gathered about him the best archers in all the countryside; and, finally, how the traitorous knight Sir Richard of the Lea had rescued the band when capture seemed certain, and refused to deliver them up to justice.
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Porthos, of whom she had hold, bounded toward me, waving his traitorous tail, but she slowed on seeing that I had observed her.
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It was more than possible that without Rokoff's knowledge this child had been substituted for hers by one of the Russian's confederates, and that even now her son might be safe with friends in London, where there were many, both able and willing, to have paid any ransom which the traitorous conspirator might have asked for the safe release of Lord Greystoke's son.
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