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treacherously |
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]: treacherously adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {faithlessly}, {traitorously}, {treasonably}, {false}]
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