Loyal Definition

loiəl
adjective
loyalest
Faithful to the constituted authority of one's country.
Webster's New World
Faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support, or be true to.
Webster's New World
Relating to or indicating loyalty.
Webster's New World

Faithful to a person or cause.

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Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
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pronoun

A town in Oklahoma.

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A city in Wisconsin.

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Other Word Forms of Loyal

Adjective

Base Form:
loyal
Superlative:
loyalest

Origin of Loyal

  • French from Old French leial, loial from Latin lēgālis legal from lēx lēg- law leg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lÄ“gālis.

    From Wiktionary

Loyal Sentence Examples

  • She was brilliant, loyal, and sweet.

  • Elise had been loyal enough to help her.

  • He was equally loyal to his son, Philip II.

  • On the other hand, if Sarah was telling the truth, there was another side to Giddon - a loyal brother.

  • You defend him because you work for him and you're a loyal employee, but I'll bet you've wondered why he's so unresponsive.

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Words Starting With

LLOLOY

Words Ending With

LALYAL

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loyal

Words Starting With L and Ending With L

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