treacherous
1 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. [1913 Webster] Loyal father of a… …
2 treacherous — [adj1] dishonest, disloyal betraying, catchy, deceitful, deceptive, doublecrossing*, double dealing*, duplicitous, faithless, false, false hearted, fly by night*, insidious, misleading, perfidious, recreant, shifty*, slick*, slippery*, snake in… …
3 treacherous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) guilty of or involving betrayal. 2) having hidden or unpredictable dangers: treacherous currents. DERIVATIVES treacherously adverb treacherousness noun treachery noun. ORIGIN Old French trecherous, from trechier to cheat …
4 treacherous — [trech′ər əs] adj. [ME trecherous < OFr trecheros] 1. characterized by treachery; traitorous; disloyal; perfidious 2. giving a false appearance of safety or reliability; untrustworthy or insecure [treacherous rocks] SYN. FAITHLESS… …
5 treacherous — index aleatory (perilous), bad (offensive), collusive, cruel, dangerous, detrimental, dishonest …
6 treacherous — (adj.) early 14c., from O.Fr. trecheros (12c.), from trecheur, agent noun from trechier to cheat, trick (see TRICK (Cf. trick)). Figuratively, of things, from c.1600. Related: Treacherously; treacherousness …
7 treacherous — *perfidious, traitorous, *faithless, false, disloyal Analogous words: betraying, deceiving, misleading, double crossing (see DECEIVE): seditious, mutinous, rebellious (see INSUBORDINATE): *dangerous, perilous …
8 treacherous — treach|e|rous [ˈtretʃərəs] adj 1.) someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted because they are not loyal and secretly intend to harm you ▪ a sly and treacherous woman ▪ a treacherous plot to overthrow the leader 2.) ground, roads, weather… …
9 treacherous — [[t]tre̱tʃərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as treacherous, you mean that they are likely to betray you and cannot be trusted. He publicly left the party and denounced its treacherous leaders... The President spoke of the… …
10 treacherous — treach|er|ous [ tretʃərəs ] adjective 1. ) very dangerous, especially because the dangers are not obvious: Is it wise to go out in this treacherous weather? a treacherous road/path/journey 2. ) someone who is treacherous pretends that they… …
11 treacherous — adjective 1 someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted because they are disloyal and secretly intend to harm you: a treacherous plot to overthrow the leader 2 ground or conditions that are treacherous are particularly dangerous because you… …
12 treacherous — UK [ˈtretʃərəs] / US adjective 1) someone who is treacherous pretends that they support you but secretly tries to harm you, for example by helping an enemy treacherous behaviour/thoughts 2) very dangerous, especially because the dangers are not… …
13 treacherous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. characterized by or manifesting treachery ; perfidious 2. a. likely to betray trust ; unreliable < a treacherous memory > b. providing insecure footing or support < treacherous quicksand > c …
14 treacherous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …
15 treacherous — adjective 1) her treacherous brother betrayed her Syn: traitorous, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, duplicitous, deceitful, deceptive, false, backstabbing, double crossing, double dealing, two faced, weaselly, untrustworthy, unreliable; apostate …
16 treacherous — [ˈtretʃərəs] adj 1) very dangerous treacherous driving conditions[/ex] 2) someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted …
17 treacherous — treacherously, adv. treacherousness, n. /trech euhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous. 2. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable. 3. unstable or insecure, as footing. 4. dangerous; hazardous:… …
18 treacherous — adjective /ˈtretʄərəs/ a) Exhibiting treachery. a treacherous mountain trail b) Deceitful; inclined to betray. See Also: treacher, treachery, trick, trickster, tricky …
19 treacherous — treach•er•ous [[t]ˈtrɛtʃ ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust 2) deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable 3) unstable or insecure, as footing 4) dangerous; hazardous: a treacherous climb[/ex]… …
20 treacherous — /ˈtrɛtʃərəs/ (say trechuhruhs) adjective 1. violating faith or betraying trust; disloyal; traitorous. 2. deceptive or unreliable: treacherous currents. 3. unstable or insecure. 4. likely or ready to betray. {Middle English trecherous, from Old… …
