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Definitions for: Treacherous [adj] 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"
[adj] dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: dangerous, perfidious, punic, unfaithful, unreliable, unsafe
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