Definition of TREACHEROUS

treacherous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    • "treacherous winding roads"
  • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
    • "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"
    • "treacherous intrigues"

Adj

  • Exhibiting treachery.
  • Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • Unreliable; dangerous.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (“deceitful”), equivalent to treacher + -ous. See treacher.

Antonyms

loyal

Scrabble Score: 16

treacherous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
treacherous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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