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treacherous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | perfidious, punic |
| Derivation | treachery |
the fiercest and most treacherous of foes.
treacherous intrigues.
treacherous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unreliable |
treacherous winding roads.
Examples of treacherous
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More sub-zero temperatures overnight will make conditions even more treacherous.
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Here, the frenetic pace and treacherous schedules can have a devastating effect.
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Rivulets of ice formed in the muck of the road and made the walking treacherous.
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You've crossed the treacherous border states and, so far, eluded slave catchers.
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Calling Byron treacherous, William Lamb was supportive of his wife to her death.
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As anyone who has been to Hawaii knows, the Pacific can be treacherous off Oahu.
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The City By the Bay is also a treacherous place to drive when there are no cars.
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The storm also put a treacherous glaze on highways ahead of the holiday weekend.
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That means treacherous travel conditions could persist until Wednesday or beyond.
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- Dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
- Punic: 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"
- (treacherously) faithlessly: in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"
- (treachery) perfidy: betrayal of a trust
- (treachery) an act of deliberate betrayal
- Betrayal (or backstabbing) is the breaking or violation of a presumptive social contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. ...
- Treachery is a statutory offence in Australia. There was also an unrelated statutory offence bearing that name in the United Kingdom, but it has been abolished. Both of these offences were derived from or inspired by the related offence of treason. ...
- Exhibiting treachery; Deceitful; inclined to betray; Unreliable; dangerous
- (treachery) Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith; The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain; Treason
