loyal Definition
loyal (lo̵i′əl)
adjective
- faithful to the constituted authority of one's country
- faithful to those persons, ideals, etc. that one is under obligation to defend, support, or be true to
- relating to or indicating loyalty
Etymology: Fr < OFr loial, leial < L legalis: see legal
loyal Related Forms
loy′·ally adverb
loyal Synonyms
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.

