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loyal
/ˈlɔɪəl/
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What does loyal mean?
adjective
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
- Faithful to a person or cause.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A surname from French.
- A town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A city in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɔɪəl/
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She was a loyal friend to all animals, and she loved them all, birds, beasts, and everything—even snakes—an inheritance from me.
Secretly Wendy sympathised with them a little, but she was far too loyal a housewife to listen to any complaints against father.
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For a young woman to dream that she works in a knitting-mill, denotes that she will have a worthy and loyal lover.
To identify one's self with a winning cause, party, or leader, also, is infinitely easier than to be loyal to a loser.
Upon this occasion the Irish chieftains contended which should first offer to the young Prince their loyal homage and the kiss of peace.