traitorous

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"eliminate" as many supporters of what he called the traitorous Pakistani regime as possible.

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  1. adjective Having the character of a traitor; disloyal.
  2. adjective Constituting treason: a traitorous act. See Synonyms at faithless.

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  • Duke described those who supported the move as "traitorous," and cited Steele's positions on gun control, affirmative action and the death penalty in a sometimes rambling condemnation posted on his personal Web site. —  Latest Articles
  • Their delusion was that the people who elected Hamas would be demoralised and turn against their own government, invading the entire Gaza Strip with ground troops and control what remains with a military junta under a puppet like the traitorous Mahmoud Abbas or someone like him. —  Palestine Blogs aggregator
  • The red robed evil guy introduces himself as a traitorous monk who wants to destroy the shikabane hime. —  One Fused Life
  • Sorry … I tried to watch the video but I just ate lunch and seeing all those traitorous, corrupt, sexist, greedy, power-hungry, losers put me in fear of tossing all that I injested. —  WordPress.com News
  • There's nothing "traitorous" about espousing a differing political opinion. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
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  1. Formerly also traiterous; from Middle English traitorous; from traitor + -ous.
 

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