Found 2 items, similar to Treacherous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: treacherous
treacherous
adj 1: dangerously unstable and unpredictable;
“treacherous winding
roads”;
“an unreliable trestle” [syn:
unreliable]
2: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character
as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans;
“Punic
faith”;
“the perfidious Judas”;
“the fiercest and most
treacherous of foes”;
“treacherous intrigues” [syn:
punic,
perfidious]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Treacherous
Treacherous
\Treach"er*ous\, a. [See
Treacher.]
Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or
faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign;
perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
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Loyal father of a treacherous son. --Shak.
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The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate.
--Cowper.
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Syn: Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious;
plotting.
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Treach"er*ous*ly, adv. --
Treach"er*ous*ness, n.
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