Treacherousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Treacherous \Treach"er*ous\, a. [See {Treacher}.]
     Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or
     faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign;
     perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
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           Loyal father of a treacherous son.       --Shak.
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           The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate.
                                                    --Cowper.
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     Syn: Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious;
          plotting.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Treach"er*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Treach"er*ous*ness}, n.
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