swike
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Deceitful; treacherousDeceitful; treacherous.
/swaɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, obsolete)Deceitful; treacherous.
Origin
From Middle English swiken, from Old English swīcan (“to wander, depart, cease from, yieldFrom Middle English swiken, from Old English swīcan (“to wander, depart, cease from, yield, give way, fail, fall short, be wanting, abandon, desert, turn traitor, deceive, rebel”), from Proto-West Germanic *swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną (“to dodge, swerve, avoid, betray”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to turn, move around, wander, swing”).
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Forms
more swike, most swike| Comparative | more swike Lesson |
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| Superlative | most swike Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
55 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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