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Meaning of 'treacherous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Treacherous [ a.]
- Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.

Meaning of 'treacherous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . treacherous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- dangerously unstable and unpredictable
Example in sentence:
  • an unreliable trestle;
  • treacherous winding roads
Meaning (2):
- tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
Example in sentence:
  • Punic faith;
  • the fiercest and most treacherous of foes;
  • the perfidious Judas;
  • treacherous intrigues

Nearby Words:

treacher treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard treader

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