traitorously

English

Alternative forms

• traitourously (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English traitorous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English traitorously

From traitorous + -ly.

Adverb

traitorously (comparative more traitorously, superlative most traitorously)

1. In a traitorous manner; treacherously.

   Synonyms: dastardly, traitorly, traitorwise; see also Thesaurus:treacherously

   The vizier traitorously revealed the location of the hiding princess in order to save himself.