trothless

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/ˈtɹəʊθləs/

adjective

Untrustworthy, treacherous.

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guiledproditoriousratlikebookydastardlydislealdisloyaldouble-crossing
OriginMiddle English troutheles, trouthles, trowwþelæse →
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Meanings

adjectivetrothless (comparative more trothless, superlative most trothless)

comparative more trothless · superlative most trothless

  1. archaicpoeticUntrustworthy, treacherous.

    Thrall to the faithless waves and trothless sky.

    1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC

    Synonyms: guiled, proditorious, ratlike, booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, double-crossing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUntrustworthy, treacherous.

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guiledproditoriousratlikebookydastardlydislealdisloyaldouble-crossingdouble-dealingdouble-faceddouble-hearteddoubleheartedfaithlessfalsefalseheartfalse-heartedguiledguilefulhollow-heartedilloyal
Also see
recreantswiketreacherous

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtroutheles, trouthles, trowwþelæse
  2. Englishtrothless

From Middle English troutheles, trouthles, trowwþelæse, equivalent to troth + -less. Piecewise doublet of truthless.

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APA

trothless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trothless

MLA

“trothless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trothless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trothless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trothless.

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