treacherous
treacherous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless. Loyal father of a treacherous son. Shak. The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. Cowper. -- Treach"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Treach"er*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- amnesia
- amnesty
- and
- attention
- away
- back
- behind
- cast
- cause
- come
- consign
- decay
- deliberate
- die
- discharge
- ear
- efface
- escape
- fade
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall
- forget
- forgetful
- forgetfulness
- forgive
- from
- general
- have
- head
- insensibility
- into
- lapse
- let
- lethe
- loose
- lose
- memory
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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