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treacherous |
Overview of adj treacherous The adj treacherous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) treacherous, unreliable -- (dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle") 2. punic, perfidious, treacherous -- (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") Antonyms of adj treacherous 2 senses of treacherous Sense 1 treacherous, unreliable INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 2 punic, perfidious, treacherous INDIRECT (VIA unfaithful) -> faithful Similarity of adj treacherous 2 senses of treacherous Sense 1 treacherous, unreliable => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 2 punic, perfidious, treacherous => unfaithful (vs. faithful) Attributes of adj treacherous Familiarity of adj treacherous treacherous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj treacherous treacherous Overview of adj treacherous The adj treacherous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) treacherous, unreliable -- (dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle") 2. punic, perfidious, treacherous -- (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")
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