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loyal
[loi-uhl]
adjective
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state.
a loyal subject.
Synonyms: patrioticfaithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations.
to be loyal to a vow.
faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity.
a loyal friend.
characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc..
loyal conduct.
loyal
/ ˈlɔɪəl /
adjective
having or showing continuing allegiance
faithful to one's country, government, etc
of or expressing loyalty
Other Word Forms
- loyally adverb
- loyalness noun
- nonloyal adjective
- nonloyally adverb
- overloyal adjective
- overloyally adverb
- quasi-loyal adjective
- quasi-loyally adverb
- superloyal adjective
- superloyally adverb
- unloyal adjective
- unloyally adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of loyal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Anna Bates has always been one of Downton Abbey’s most loyal servants and a thoughtful friend to Lady Mary.
They can leave the tourism to their legion of loyal supporters who are fortunately more than happy to oblige.
Erewhon has a loyal following in the Los Angeles area, where the company operates 11 locations and plans to open three more in West Hollywood, Glendale and Thousand Oaks.
"Matchday income generates a small proportion of a club's income, the vast majority comes from media revenues, so squeezing loyal fans further raises little extra money," he said.
It sounds fantastic, and it’s so loyal to every jaunty warble that audiences might not notice.
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