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semitreasonable en · ADJ

Etymology

From semi- + treasonable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat or partially treasonable.
    • My reluctance to sacrifice myself on the altar of mental science was viewed as semitreasonable by Denis's chief associate […] 1987, Julian May, Intervention:
    • These letters, which Ramsey stipulated must be kept out of the committee's report and were to be returned to him after the convention (presumably because of their semitreasonable content), were […] 1998, Paul Finkelman, Joseph Calder Miller, Macmillan Encyclopedia of World Slavery, volume 2, page 757: