/
ˈtrɛtʃ(ə)rəs/
adj.
- guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
- (of ground, water, conditions, etc.) having hidden or unpredictable dangers.
Derivative
- treacherously adv.
- treacherousness n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. trecherous, from trecheor ‘a cheat’, from trechier ‘to cheat’.