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loyal Definition

loyal (lo̵iəl)

adjective

  1. faithful to the constituted authority of one's country
  2. faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support, or be true to
  3. relating to or indicating loyalty

Etymology: Fr < OFr loial, leial < L legalis: see legal

loyal Related Forms

loy·ally adverb

loyal Synonyms

loyal

modif.

faithful, true, dependable, firm; see faithful. See syn. study at faithful.

loyal Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • fiercely: She was also fiercely loyal, always supportive, nothing was too much trouble, she made me very, very happy.
  • fanatically: Apple really knows how to milk their fanatically loyal customer base with a $ 130 operating system upgrade every year.
  • unswervingly: I had been valuable to her in our childhood as someone unswervingly loyal to her dictates.
  • intensely: He was dynamic, did not suffer fools gladly but was intensely loyal to his staff and trainees.
  • fantastically: Why aren´t you more honest with your " fantastically loyal readers " .
  • incredibly: Having said that tho, you are incredibly loyal and dependable with your loved ones, and often extremely fun to be around.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: It is incredibly fast-paced and we have to respond almost immediately to keep viewers loyal.
  • make: And BSkyB claims it has been shown to make viewers more loyal.

Modifies a noun

  • fanbase: Hopefully her loyal fanbase will ensure this is a third top forty hit in a row for Melissa.
  • following: With his loyal following I expect to see him back in the top 40 on Sunday.
  • supporter: Whatever happens the loyal supporters should stand fast behind the club.
  • follower: Little did we realize how many people would become loyal followers of the show we've even heard people quoting our commentary.
  • clientele: The former owners of the Post have moved to Robbie Williams ' favorite restaurant, Mood's, taking their loyal clientele with them.
  • readership: It is delivered door-to-door by local agents and also is picked up at retail and business outlets by a growing and loyal readership.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Related comment - Iraq Sympathy for troops should not suppress protest How can they remain loyal to Labor?
  • stay: RH: They've stayed very loyal to us.
  • feel: I feel loyal about him as I never did about old Farmer Baldwin.
  • become: For this very reason we naturally attract high quality candidates who then become very loyal to us.
  • keep: And he realizes that although he has basically kept loyal to God, there's been a proud attitude beneath.
  • consider: Therefore even among those MP's considered loyal to Cromwell, there was no clear support to try Charles.

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