Both Uses of
treacherous
in
Great Expectations
- Would he believe that I was both imp and hound in treacherous earnest, and had betrayed him?†
Chpt 5 *
- Not only that, but I felt convinced that Miss Havisham too would not be understood; and although she was perfectly incomprehensible to me, I entertained an impression that there would be something coarse and treacherous in my dragging her as she really was (to say nothing of Miss Estella) before the contemplation of Mrs. Joe.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(treacherous as in: a scheming, treacherous assistant) guilty of betrayal or deception or likely to betray or deceive