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English Dictionary: treacherously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treacherously
adv
  1. in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"
    Synonym(s): faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, false
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.
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