traitorously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtreɪtərəsli/ UK /ˈtreɪtərəsli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a manner that betrays trust or allegiance

He traitorously revealed the garrison's weakest gate to the besiegers.

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1 adv · in a manner that betrays... treacherouslyperfidiouslydisloyallyfaithlessly

Opposites

loyally faithfully

Word family

Related forms traitor traitorous treason

Etymology

From traitorous + -ly; ultimately from Latin trāditor ('betrayer'), from trādere ('to hand over').

trāditor Latin trādere Latin

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# traitorously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈtreɪtərəsli
**IPA (UK):** ˈtreɪtərəsli

## Meanings
1. in a manner that betrays trust or allegiance

## Examples
- He traitorously revealed the garrison's weakest gate to the besiegers.

## Synonyms
- treacherously
- perfidiously
- disloyally
- faithlessly

## Antonyms
- loyally
- faithfully

## Related Forms
- traitor
- traitorous
- treason

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trāditor
- Root: trādere

## Etymology
From traitorous + -ly; ultimately from Latin trāditor ('betrayer'), from trādere ('to hand over').

## AI Etymology
Traitorously is from traitorous + -ly; ultimately from Latin trāditor ('betrayer'), from trādere ('to hand over'). Important recorded forms include trāditor (Latin) and trādere (Latin). Morphologically, the -ly ending turns the base adjective or participial form into an adverbial manner word, or preserves an older adjectival pattern where the part of speech allows it. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers in a manner that betrays trust or allegiance. The wider family includes related words such as traitor, traitorous, and treason.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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