Definitions for treacherous

treacherous treach·er·ous

Spelling: [trech-er-uh s]
IPA: /ˈtrɛtʃ ər əs/

Treacherous is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1181 anagrams from letters in treacherous (aceehorrstu).

Definitions for treacherous

adjective

  1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  2. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable.
  3. unstable or insecure, as footing.
  4. dangerous; hazardous:

Origin of treacherous

1300-50; Middle English trecherous Anglo-French, equivalent to trecher deceiver (trech(ier) to deceive + -er -er2) + -ous -ous. Cf. F

Examples for treacherous

True, we travel this treacherous road at our own risk, but … *** Bob Weir: “If you want something for nothing, go jerk off.”

It would be treacherous, now that he's helpless to forbid me.

The other gods knew that the treacherous Loki had done it, and did not blame Hodur.

A man who was kind to a horse could not be treacherous to a man, Andrew decided.

Mingwe was the name by which they were known to other tribes, and means "stealthy," "treacherous."

Or he will be killed by falling stones or a treacherous blizzard.

Big scary Transformer-like robots with heads ablaze that frighten the kids back across the treacherous desert?

The place where the Constitution meets religion and race remains a treacherous cultural battleground.

Unsurprisingly, treacherous murmurings are starting to be heard again of the crown skipping a generation.

treacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder pads?

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