The meaning of Treacherous

noun

The act of saying harmful or unpleasant things about a person when they are not present

Usage examples:

He accused his boss of dirty tricks and backstabbing., he's nothing but a backstabbing coward., bac…

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

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A dangerous animal

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems

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Dangerous chemicals/bacteria, whooping cough is most dangerous for infants., dangerously high winds

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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A deceitful politician

adjective

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

adjective

Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.

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He put the question with deceptive casualness

adjective

Making you believe something that is not true

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It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big.

adjective

Unpredictable and potentially dangerous.

Usage examples:

Food supplies have been dicey in recent months

adjective

Not certain or safe; risky

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Things are going to be a bit dicey until we know whether the budget was approved.

adjective

Failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations.

Usage examples:

She was accused of being disloyal to the government

adjective

Not loyal; acting to hurt someone you are expected to support

Usage examples:

His sisters thought that his autobiography was disloyal to the family.

verb

Present participle of double-cross

Usage examples:

The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and gave them only worthless fake jewels.

noun

The act of cheating or tricking someone by hiding your real intentions

Usage examples:

Several high-ranking officials were named in the scandal, accused of fraud and double dealing.

adjective

Deceitful.

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A duplicitous philanderer

adjective

Involving duplicity

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A duplicitous traitor/spy/politician

adjective

Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner.

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Her faithless lover

adjective

Not loyal and not able to be trusted

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A faithless husband

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Usage examples:

He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

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Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

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It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Of or resembling glass.

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Glassy skyscrapers

noun

A glass marble.

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Years ago, kids used the alleys to play ‘glassies.’

adjective

Smooth and shiny like glass

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The glassy surface of the water, when he arrived at the hospital, his eyes were glassy and he didn’…

adjective

Gnarled.

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Twisted trees and gnarly roots

adjective

Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather

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There were low trees with thick, gnarly branches., he served an amazing artichoke soup with gnarly …

adjective

Covered with hair.

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A hairy chest

adjective

Risky; dangerous.

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We work in hazardous conditions

adjective

Dangerous and involving risk, especially to someone's health

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Hazardous industries/materials/substances

adjective

Covered with or consisting of ice.

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There were icy patches on the roads

adjective

Deceitful and untrustworthy.

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A perfidious lover

adjective

Unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty

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She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.

adjective

Full of danger or risk.

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A perilous journey south

adjective

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

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A precarious ladder

adjective

In danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

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I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view., the vase was precariously perched on a …

adjective

Full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss.

Usage examples:

It was much too risky to try to disarm him

adjective

Involving the possibility that something bad might happen or that something will fail or lose money

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Even over the long run, stocks are risky., a risky asset/investment, the travel sector is risky for…

adjective

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.

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Slippery ice

adjective

Sliding easily or causing something to slide because of being wet, smooth, or oily

Usage examples:

The sidewalks were slippery with ice., choosing the perfect juror can be a slippery matter., he is …

adjective

Slippery.

Usage examples:

The towpath was slippy with mud

adjective

A slippy surface causes you to slip easily because it is wet or smooth

Usage examples:

Careful - i've just polished the floor and it's a bit slippy.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous.

Usage examples:

When his traitorous actions were discovered, he was imprisoned

adjective

Not to be trusted

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He’s a two-faced cheater.

adjective

Not trustworthy and reliable.

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Evidence is scarce and often undependable

adjective

Not faithful.

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We speak of faithful, and unfaithful portraits.

adjective

Not loyal or able to be trusted

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An unfaithful friend

adjective

Not able to be relied upon.

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He's lazy and unreliable

adjective

Not to be trusted or depended on

Usage examples:

Their carpenter was totally unreliable – he never finished the job.

adjective

Not safe; dangerous.

Usage examples:

Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe

adjective

Dangerous, or at risk

Usage examples:

The bridge is closed because it’s unsafe., carol feels unsafe in planes.

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

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The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

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It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect.

Usage examples:

These suggestions are totally untrue

adjective

Not true; false

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Her remarks were irresponsible and untrue.

adjective

Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

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Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy