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Definition of Treacherous
1. Adjective. Dangerously unstable and unpredictable. "An unreliable trestle"
2. Adjective. Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. "Treacherous intrigues"
Similar to: Unfaithful
Derivative terms: Perfidiousness, Perfidy, Perfidy, Treachery, Treachery
Definition of Treacherous
1. a. Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Definition of Treacherous
1. Adjective. Exhibiting treachery. ¹
2. Adjective. Deceitful; inclined to betray. ¹
3. Adjective. Unreliable; dangerous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Treacherous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Treacherous
Literary usage of Treacherous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tunneling: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1912)
"This tunnel penetrated a laminated clay of the most treacherous character, ...
The Italian method is essentially a treacherous soil method. ..."
2. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"But all would not do, several, it seems, proving treacherous & faithless. They are
much blamed for this Election. But Interest sways. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"treacherous; artful; tricki.h ; '.M PULL), a Peevish ; boisterous ; rugged;
deceitful: subtle. .... treacherous ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... infamously deserted the sinking cause of their benefactor, and devoted their
treacherous allegiance to the service of his more fortunate rival. ..."
5. The Prairie: A Tale by James Fenimore Cooper (1898)
"The drowsy father closed his eyes, and slept heavily, with this treacherous inmate
in the very bosom of his family. ..."
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