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treacherously

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treach·er·ous  (trchr-s)
adj.
1. Marked by betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidious. See Synonyms at faithless.
2. Not to be relied on; not dependable or trustworthy.
3. Marked by unforeseen hazards; dangerous or deceptive: treacherous waters.

treacher·ous·ly adv.
treacher·ous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.treacherously - in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"
Translations
treacherously [ˈtretʃərəslɪ] ADV
1. (= disloyally) → traidoramente, a traición
2. (= dangerously) the roads are treacherously icyel hielo que cubre las carreteras hace peligrosa la conducción
treacherously
adv
(= disloyally)verräterisch, in verräterischer Weise
(= unreliably)trügerisch, irreführend; at times he can be treacherously convincinger wirkt manchmal gefährlich überzeugend
(= dangerously)tückisch; rocks hidden treacherously beneath the surfaceFelsen, die gefährlich dicht unter der Wasseroberfläche liegen; in treacherously bad conditionsunter gefährlich schlechten Bedingungen
treacherously [ˈtrɛtʃrəslɪ] adv (act) → slealmente; (speak) → con falsità
the roads are treacherously icy → il fondo stradale è infido or pericoloso con questo ghiaccio
treacherously [ˈtrɛtʃrəslɪ] adv (act) → slealmente; (speak) → con falsità
the roads are treacherously icy → il fondo stradale è infido or pericoloso con questo ghiaccio


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It is part of the general irony of things that in life's crises a man's good qualities are often the ones that help him least, if indeed they do not actually turn treacherously and fight against him.
He intended to let them conquer Oz, since they insisted on going first; but he would afterward treacherously destroy them, as well as King Roquat, and keep all the slaves and treasure of Ozma's kingdom for himself.
For a time, there reigned, too, a sense of peculiar dread at this flitting apparition, as if it were treacherously beckoning us on and on, in order that the monster might turn round upon us, and rend us at last in the remotest and most savage seas.
 
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