Faithless (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The accused was deemed a faithless informant after secretly working against the interests of the government.
- Historians still view Robert Hanssen as a faithless CIA operative for spying on his own country.
- Aldrich Ames' actions were those of a faithless government official, driven by personal gain and disregard for his country's safety.
- As the captain discovered his crewman's deception, he felt betrayed by the faithless man he once called friend.
- Bradley Manning was viewed as a faithless whistleblower for releasing sensitive documents to an online clearinghouse without properly evaluating the risks to national security.