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US
/ˈtɹɛtʃɝəs/
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[ UK /tɹˈɛtʃəɹəs/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɛtʃəɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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 -
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
treacherous winding roads
an unreliable trestle
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.
