patriotic

[pey-tree-ot-ik, pa-]

adjective

1. of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.

2. expressing or inspired by patriotism.

   a patriotic ode.

Other Word Forms

• patriotically adverb
• antipatriotic adjective
• antipatriotically adverb
• hyperpatriotic adjective
• hyperpatriotically adverb
• nonpatriotic adjective
• nonpatriotically adverb
• overpatriotic adjective
• overpatriotically adverb
• propatriotic adjective
• pseudopatriotic adjective
• pseudopatriotically adverb
• quasi-patriotic adjective
• quasi-patriotically adverb
• semipatriotic adjective
• semipatriotically adverb
• ultrapatriotic adjective
• ultrapatrioticly adverb
• unpatriotic adjective
• unpatriotically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of patriotic¹

1645–55; < Late Latin patriōticus < Greek patriōtikós. See patriot, -ic

Example Sentences

Although there was little American military spirit in the sky, the patriotic spirit on the ground was indelible, reminiscent of a Fourth of July celebration.

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"Labour is the party of national renewal. Labour is the patriotic party."

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"There's a huge difference: the Russians are paid per hundred metres, and Ukrainians are driven by patriotic feelings," he claims.

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Or is it now this priority of "patriotic renewal"?

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He said the "defining political choice of our times" was between those who want a "patriotic national renewal" and the "politics of predatory grievance".

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Related Words

• loyal 
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