Unfaithful

  • 11unfaithful — adjective Date: 15th century not faithful: a. not adhering to vows, allegiance, or duty ; disloyal < an unfaithful friend > b. not faithful to marriage vows < suspected her husband of being unfaithful > c. inaccurate, untrustworthy < an&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12unfaithful — un|faith|ful [ʌnˈfeıθfəl] adj someone who is unfaithful has sex with someone who is not their wife, husband, or usual partner unfaithful to ▪ Geoff had been unfaithful to her on many occasions. &GT;unfaithfully adv &GT;unfaithfulness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13unfaithful — [[t]ʌ̱nfe͟ɪθfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n If someone is unfaithful to their lover or to the person they are married to, they have a sexual relationship with someone else. James had been unfaithful to Christine for the entire four years they d …

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  • 14unfaithful — un|faith|ful [ ʌn feıθfl ] adjective 1. ) having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner: unfaithful to: He had never been unfaithful to her before. 2. ) LITERARY not loyal ╾ un|faith|ful|ly adjective ╾&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15unfaithful —    having had a sexual relationship with other than your regular sexual partner    Of either sex, within marriage or of other heterosexual and homosexual arrangements:     She s been unfaithful to me. ... He thinks it s a violation of our&#8230; …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 16unfaithful — adjective 1 someone who is unfaithful has sex with someone who is not their wife, husband, or usual partner (+ to): Edward discovered that Leonie had been unfaithful to him. 2 not loyal to a principle, person etc unfaithfully adverb&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17unfaithful — adjective 1) her husband had been unfaithful Syn: adulterous, faithless, fickle, untrue, inconstant; unchaste, cheating, philandering, two timing 2) an unfaithful friend Syn: disloyal, treacherous …

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  • 18unfaithful — UK [ʌnˈfeɪθf(ə)l] / US adjective 1) having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner unfaithful to: He had never been unfaithful to her before. 2) literary not loyal Derived word: unfaithfulness noun uncountable …

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  • 19unfaithful — unfaithfully, adv. unfaithfulness, n. /un fayth feuhl/, adj. 1. not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; faithless; disloyal. 2. not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover. 3. not accurate or complete; inexact: an unfaithful&#8230; …

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  • 20unfaithful — adj. Unfaithful is used with these nouns: ↑husband, ↑wife …

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