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traitorous

/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
trai-tor-ous
IPA
/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.

adj

Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: trayterous, traiterous, traitros

Inflected Forms

more traitorous (comparative) most traitorous (superlative) traitourous (alternative) traiterous (alternative)

Derived Forms

traitorously traitorousness untraitorous

Synonyms

infidelitous Judaslike traitorsome treacherous booky dastardly disleal disloyal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted

Rhymes With

atrous

Questions

How do you pronounce traitorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/.
What does traitorous mean?
Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.
Where does traitorous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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