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treacherous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Loyal father of a treacherous son. --Shak. The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. --Cowper. Syn: Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious; plotting. -- {Treach"er*ous*ly}, adv -- {Treach"er*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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