treasonously

treasonously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English treason
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English treasonous
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English treasonously

    From treasonous + -ly.

    Adverb

    treasonously (comparative more treasonously, superlative most treasonously)

    1. In a treasonous manner, or to a treasonous degree.
      • 2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 8 June 2020:
        […] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau).
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