Treacherous

  • 11treacherous — adjective 1 someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted because they are disloyal and secretly intend to harm you: a treacherous plot to overthrow the leader 2 ground or conditions that are treacherous are particularly dangerous because you… …

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  • 12treacherous — UK [ˈtretʃərəs] / US adjective 1) someone who is treacherous pretends that they support you but secretly tries to harm you, for example by helping an enemy treacherous behaviour/thoughts 2) very dangerous, especially because the dangers are not… …

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  • 13treacherous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. characterized by or manifesting treachery ; perfidious 2. a. likely to betray trust ; unreliable < a treacherous memory > b. providing insecure footing or support < treacherous quicksand > c …

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  • 14treacherous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 15treacherous — adjective 1) her treacherous brother betrayed her Syn: traitorous, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, duplicitous, deceitful, deceptive, false, backstabbing, double crossing, double dealing, two faced, weaselly, untrustworthy, unreliable; apostate …

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  • 16treacherous — [ˈtretʃərəs] adj 1) very dangerous treacherous driving conditions[/ex] 2) someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted …

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  • 17treacherous — treacherously, adv. treacherousness, n. /trech euhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous. 2. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable. 3. unstable or insecure, as footing. 4. dangerous; hazardous:&#8230; …

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  • 18treacherous — adjective /ˈtretʄərəs/ a) Exhibiting treachery. a treacherous mountain trail b) Deceitful; inclined to betray. See Also: treacher, treachery, trick, trickster, tricky …

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  • 19treacherous — treach•er•ous [[t]ˈtrɛtʃ ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust 2) deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable 3) unstable or insecure, as footing 4) dangerous; hazardous: a treacherous climb[/ex]&#8230; …

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  • 20treacherous — /ˈtrɛtʃərəs/ (say trechuhruhs) adjective 1. violating faith or betraying trust; disloyal; traitorous. 2. deceptive or unreliable: treacherous currents. 3. unstable or insecure. 4. likely or ready to betray. {Middle English trecherous, from Old&#8230; …