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treach·er·ous
 treacherous
- pronunciation:
- tre
ch
rs
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
betraying or likely to betray trust; traitorous; faithless.The treacherous officer betrayed his general.- synonyms:
- false, mutinous, unfaithful
- antonyms:
- faithful, loyal, trustworthy
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| definition 2: |
dangerous; risky.The sea was treacherous in the storm.- synonyms:
- dangerous, perilous, precarious, risky
- antonyms:
- safe
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| related words: |
deceitful, disloyal, infamous, shifty, two-faced |
| derivations: |
treacherously (adv.), treacherousness (n.) |
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