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treacherous

adjective

Dangerously unstable and unpredictable

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈtɹɛtʃəɹəs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Dangerously unstable and unpredictable

    “Treacherous winding roads”

adjective

  1. Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

    “Punic faith”

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Example Sentences

Treacherous winding roads
An unreliable trestle
Punic faith
The perfidious Judas
The fiercest and most treacherous of foes
Treacherous intrigues

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