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English Dictionary: treacherous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for treacherous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treacherous adj dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle" Synonym(s): treacherous, unreliable 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" Synonym(s): punic, perfidious, treacherous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treacherous \Treach"erous\, 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"erously}, adv. -- {Treach"erousness}, n.