traitorous
adjective/ˈtreɪtərəs/
Frequency rank: #17,649 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Guilty of betraying one's allegiance or trust; treacherous.
Example sentence
The general was shocked to discover that his most trusted aide had been traitorous all along.
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