treacherous

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[ US /ˈtɹɛtʃɝəs/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɛt‍ʃəɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
    treacherous intrigues
    the fiercest and most treacherous of foes
    Punic faith
    the perfidious Judas
  2. dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    treacherous winding roads
    an unreliable trestle
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How To Use treacherous In A Sentence

  • It is surprisingly easy to manoeuvre and far less treacherous than parasailing. Times, Sunday Times
  • But recently, he publicly crossed swords with Soi Lek, whom he described as untrustworthy and treacherous compared to former MCA president Ong Tee Keat. SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
  • I drove it on a treacherous course in the rugged terrain of Virginia. The Sun
  • Calling the open-sourcing of software treacherous is a little wildly off base, where is the treachery? Did Open Source ever have a halo? : #comments
  • Our noble captain did not get rid of his angry looks for some days, and actually wept at what he termed the treacherous conduct of the Admiralty. A Sailor of King George
  • My inertia in not pushing it backwards into a safe zone is as guilty for the shattered glass as the treacherous wind.
  • The message he sends out is far more treacherous than that of the most blatant ill-wisher. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
  • True, we are expected to moonwalk across the vast waters dividing technology from the masses and tiptoe back on egocentric eggshells, circumventing treacherous misunderstandings and political back-stabbing.
  • Contestants risk all on a series of timed runs down a challenging cross-country course, made more treacherous by artificial jumps and obstacles. Times, Sunday Times
  • Two figures stood in a treacherously dangerous position at the edge of a hole from which a pillar of light emanated.
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