Treacherous Definition & Meaning
treacherous
- adjective
- dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
- tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"
"Treacherous" in song lyrics
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"Yo Loc, I hate police, and that's treacherous"
415 — 41Fivin -
"The most treacherous"
Celph Titled f/ Highcollide, Paradox — You Ain't Seen It Comin' -
"Cause Craig G's just too treacherous"
Craig G — Ripped to Streads
Words that rhyme with treacherous
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- What does treacherous mean?
- dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle" tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"
- What part of speech is treacherous?
- Treacherous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does treacherous have?
- Treacherous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).