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Treasonous

adjective

Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. Synonyms: faithless, traitorous, treasonable, unfaithful. "A lying traitorous insurrectionist"

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Etymology of 'Treasonous'

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"Treasonous" Quotes from Famous Books

... decrees, begot by bigot tyranny upon folly—to reduce a people into uncomplaining slavery. Such was his right: and the burst of indignation, the irresistible assertion of the native dignity of man, that shivered the throne of Charles like glass, was a felonious might—a rebellious, treasonous potency—the very wickedness of strength. Such is the opinion of Conservative PEEL! Such the old Tory faith of ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 12, 1841 • Various

... that language. These conversations were considered by the captain of a "mysterious and unwarranted nature," and related, no doubt, to some foul conspiracy that was brewing among them. He frankly avows such suspicions, in his letter to Mr. Astor, but intimates that he stood ready to resist any treasonous outbreak; and seems to think that the evidence of preparation on his part had an ...

— Astoria - Or, Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains • Washington Irving

Words linked to "Treasonous" : treason, treasonable, faithless, disloyal