faithlessly
- a word derived from faithless.
Example Sentences
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So little faith did Kyle MacLachlan have that the show would be a hit, he faithlessly signed a five-year contract before shooting the pilot, as did the rest of the cast.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2017
A Slavonic legend tells us that the moon, king of night, and husband of the sun, faithlessly loved the morning star, wherefore he was cloven through in punishment, as we see him in the sky.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
We have spoken of the pirates who agreed to convey the forces of Spartacus from Italy to Sicily, but faithlessly sailed away with his money and without his men.
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
“I know I ought not, but if a husband deserts one so faithlessly, what can I do?” she said, with a very becoming little shrug of her shoulders and a captivating lift of her eyebrows.
From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)
To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
