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faithlessly

/ˈfeɪθləsli/ adv

In a faithless manner

Word Origin Faithlessly combines faith (from Latin fides 'trust') with the suffix -less (from Proto-Germanic lausaz 'devoid of') and -ly. So it means 'in a manner devoid of trust.' The root fides also gives us confide (trust together), fidelity (faithfulness), and infidel (not faithful). The PIE root *bheidh- meant 'to trust, persuade,' and is also in abide and fiancé. The -less suffix is related to loose — so faithless is literally 'loose of faith.'

adv In a faithless manner

He faithlessly abandoned his partners when the business encountered difficulties.

(副词) 不忠地；背信弃义地

当业务遇到困难时，他不忠不义地抛弃了合作伙伴。

(adverbio) infielmente; deslealmente [De manera infiel]

Abandonó infielmente a sus socios cuando el negocio enfrentó dificultades.

(adverbe) infidèlement; déloyalement; traîtreusement; perfidement [De manière infidèle, en manquant à ses engagements, à sa loyauté ou à ses promesses.]

Il a abandonné **faithlessly** ses associés lorsque l'entreprise a rencontré des difficultés.

(Adverb) treulos; ungetreu; illoyal [Auf eine Weise, die Treulosigkeit oder mangelnde Loyalität zeigt.]

Er verließ seine Geschäftspartner **faithlessly**, als das Unternehmen in Schwierigkeiten geriet.

(副詞) 不誠実な方法で、不忠実に

彼はビジネスが困難に直面したとき、不忠実にパートナーを見捨てた。

(advérbio) infielmente; deslealmente [De maneira infiel; deslealmente.]

Ele abandonou deslealmente seus parceiros quando o negócio encontrou dificuldades.

Synonyms: disloyally treacherously untrustworthily perfidiously Antonyms: faithfully loyally trustworthily
Word parts: faith + less + ly

Related words

faithful faithlessness confide confidence confident confidant confess diffident fidelity fiduciary infidel infidelity perfidy affiance

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