Pronunciation: /ˈtriːz(ə)nəs/
Etymology: < treason n. + -ous suffix.
Full of or abounding in treason; characterized by treason or treachery; treasonable.
c1450 [see treasonously adv. at Derivatives].
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 66v, Bannings, cursings, secrete murmurings, out-rage, murder, iniustice, all which are high treasonous trespasses against God.
a1616 Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) ii. iii. 131 Against the vndivulg'd pretence, I fight Of Treasonous Mallice.
1784 New Spectator No. 18. 3 To prohibit such and such pieces, that were blasphemous, libellous, or treasonous.
1875 W. Warburton Edward III i. 21 That he had trepanned the Earl of Kent into a treasonous conspiracy.
Derivatives
ˈtreasonously adv. in a treasonous manner.
Treasonous, def. OED
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