Treasonable (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 politician's treasonable actions were discovered when documents revealing her secret alliance with a rival nation were leaked to the press.
- His treasonable behavior during wartime led to his imprisonment and loss of citizenship.
- The traitor's treasonable words were used as evidence against him in the trial that would ultimately seal his fate.
- The historian argued that the king's advisor had been engaging in treasonable activities for years before his eventual downfall.
- The treasonable plot to overthrow the government was foiled when one of the conspirators had a change of heart and turned himself in.