traitorous
/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/
traitorous adjective: characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
Adjective
traitorous (comparative more traitorous, superlative most traitorous)
- 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?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC... - 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; [...]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604...
- Synonyms:
- infidelitous, Judaslike, traitorsome, treacherous, booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, double-crossing, double-dealing
- I tel you true my hart is ſwolne with wrath,
- Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.
traitorous meaning in Hindi and Malayalam
traitorous in Hindi
- traitorous, treacherous, malicious, spiteful, hostile
- द्रोही drohī
traitorous in Malayalam
- രാജ്യദ്രോഹിയായ, ദ്രോഹകരമായ, മത്സരമുള്ള
Synonyms of traitorous
- infidelitous
- Judaslike
- traitorsome
- treacherous
- booky
- dastardly
- disloyal
- double-crossing
- double-dealing
- double-faced
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Forms of traitorous
| comparative | more traitorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most traitorous |
| alternative form | traitourous |
| alternative form | traiterous |
Origin of traitorous
From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.
Words formed from traitorous
Words that rhyme with traitorous
Questions about traitorous
- What does traitorous mean?
- Traitorous means characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
- What is traitorous in Hindi?
- Traitorous in Hindi is द्रोही (drohī). See Traitorous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is traitorous?
- Traitorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce traitorous?
- Traitorous is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/.
Words near traitorous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: traitorous (page history and authors); द्रोही (Hindi) (page history and authors); traitorous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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