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unfaithful

un·faith·ful

US/ʌˈnfeɪθfʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

not true to duty or obligation or promises

  • “an unfaithful lover”
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2.

having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

  • “her husband was unfaithful”
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3.

deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence

  • “the faithless Benedict Arnold”
  • “a lying traitorous insurrectionist”
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4.

not trustworthy

  • “an unfaithful reproduction”
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Origin

From Middle English unfeithful, equivalent to un- + faithful.

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