Both Uses of
treacherous
in
Treasure Island
- The captain was in the porch, keeping himself carefully out of the way of a treacherous shot, should any be intended.†
Chpt 20 *
- He seemed under no apprehension, though he must have known that his life, among these treacherous demons, depended on a hair; and he rattled on to his patients as if he were paying an ordinary professional visit in a quiet English family.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(treacherous as in: a scheming, treacherous assistant) guilty of betrayal or deception or likely to betray or deceive