† traitorlyadj.
Obsolete.
Having the character of a traitor; traitorous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective]
lewec1000
culvert?c1225
false?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treasonfula1400
traitorfulc1440
treasonousc1450
treasonable1487
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
unfaithful1530
trustless1554
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
truce-breaking1592
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
betraying1629
infide1663
traditoriana1734
Iscariotic1879
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective]
swikec893
lewec1000
swikelc1000
swikefulc1100
culvert?c1225
fokela1275
colwardc1330
treacherousc1330
traitorousc1380
traitora1400
treacherc1400
traitorfulc1440
proditorious?a1475
fraudfulc1475
proditiousa1500
proditorya1500
perfidiousa1538
snakya1586
traitorlya1586
Punic1590
traitor-wise1598
faiterous1600
Iscarioticala1625
Judaslya1626
fidious1640
traditoriana1734
double-crossing1838
Judasian1855
Iscariotic1879
two-timing1927
two-time1937
quisling1941
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxvi. sig. Yy7v That coward, and traytorly boy, who slewe my Vncle trayterouslie, and after ranne from me in the plaine field.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 792 But what talke we of these Traitorly -Rascals? View more context for this quotation
1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 5 An unhappie, if not perfidious Traytorly advice.
1668 H. Rolle Abridgm., Action sur Case (Galba) pl. 8. 43 You are a Traytorly Rogue, you cheated your Father of all that ever he had.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
† traitorlyadv.
Obsolete.
Like, or in the manner of, a traitor; traitorously.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adverb]
foulOE
hinderfullichec1200
falsely?c1225
traitorouslyc1330
treacherouslya1340
traitorly?a1349
treacherlyc1394
traitouslyc1450
treasonouslyc1450
treasonablyc1480
traditorously1536
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adverb]
swikellya1023
swikinglyc1175
hinderfullichec1200
traitorouslyc1330
treacherouslya1340
traitorly?a1349
treacherlyc1394
traitouslyc1450
proditoriouslyc1460
traditoriouslyc1487
swikefullya1500
Judasly1508
traditorously1536
Judas-like?1569
perfidiously1589
traitor-like1594
?a1349 R. Rolle Wks. (1895) I. 72 My trewest tresowre sa trayturly taken.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 87 Whanne Ancus was dede, he sente traytourliche Ancus his sones an hontynge.
c1450 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 129 The viscount of Narbon that trayterly slew the duke of Borgoyn.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 540 Sa tratourlie for to betrais ȝow all.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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