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unloyal

adj

Etymology

From un- + loyal. Piecewise doublet of unleal and unlegal.

  1. derived from lēgālis
  2. derived from loial, leial, leal
  3. borrowed from loyal
  4. prefixed as unloyal — “un + loyal”

Definitions

  1. Not loyal.

    • I happened to hear of the Pomeroy letter in behalf of Mr. Chase, and I learned with amazement that Chase was conspiring with his friends to secure the nomination for the Presidency, and was untrue and unloyal to his chief.
    • Particularly did the Kaiser call attention to the equivocal and unloyal position of England which had destroyed the hope of a peaceful issue.

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