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true–blue
adjective
: completely faithful and loyal to a person or an idea
: loyal to the ideas of the British Conservative party
Full Definition of TRUE-BLUE
1
: marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party)
2
: genuine <a true–blue romantic>
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First Known Use of TRUE-BLUE
1650
Related to TRUE-BLUE
- Synonyms
- constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, down-the-line, fast, good, loyal, pious, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue
- Antonyms
- disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue
TRUE-BLUE Defined for Kids
true–blue
adjective \ˈtrü-ˈblü\
Definition of TRUE-BLUE for Kids
: very faithful
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