treacherous

English

Etymology

From treacher

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹetʃəɹəs/

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Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

1. Exhibiting treachery.
2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
3. Unreliable; dangerous.

   a treacherous mountain trail

Related terms

• treacher
• treachery
• trick
• trickster
• tricky

Translations

exhibiting treachery

Czech: zrádný (cs) m. Finnish: petollinen (fi) French: traître (fr)

German: verräterisch (de) Russian: вероло́мный (ru) (verolómnyj), преда́тельский (ru) (predátel'skij)

deceitful; inclined to betray

Czech: zrádný (cs) m. Finnish: petollinen (fi) French: traître (fr)

German: verräterisch (de) Russian: вероло́мный (ru) (verolómnyj), кова́рный (ru) (kovárnyj)

unreliable; dangerous

Czech: zrádný (cs) m. Finnish: petollinen (fi) French: traître (fr)

German: tückisch (de) Russian: ненадёжный (ru) (nenadjóžnyj), непро́чный (ru) (nepróčnyj),

External links

• treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• treacherous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search