treasonable

[ tree-zuh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˈtri zə nə bəl /

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adjective

of the nature of treason.

involving treason; traitorous.

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Origin of treasonable

First recorded in 1325–75, treasonable is from the Middle English word tresonabill.See treason, able

OTHER WORDS FROM treasonable

trea·son·a·bly, adverbnon·trea·son·a·ble, adjectivenon·trea·son·a·ble·ness, nounnon·trea·son·a·bly, adverb

un·trea·son·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby treasonable

treadmill, tread the boards, tread water, treas., treason, treasonable, treasonous, treasr., treasure, treasure flower, treasure house

How to use treasonable in a sentence

Men nudged their neighbours; some looked frightened and some grinned at the treasonable words.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
Complaint was immediately made to the Parliamentary Committee of Examination that it contained treasonable and scandalous matter.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
In other words, he had cast her horoscope, a proceeding common enough in those days, and one which had no treasonable complexion.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
The caballing for dissolution of the Union, why should that be treasonable?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various

For those purposes a treasonable book against the King's right to the Crown was 'divulged.'
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing