Both Uses
treacherous
in
The Call of the Wild
(Edited)
- He was friendly, in a treacherous sort of way, smiling into one's face the while he meditated some underhand trick, as, for instance, when he stole from Buck's food at the first meal.
p. 21.8 *treacherous = untrustworthy
- It was Spitz, treacherously attacking from the side.
p. 51.8treacherously = in a manner that betrays
Definitions:
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(1)
(treacherous as in: the road is steep and treacherous) dangerous -- often in a non-obvious way
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(2)
(treacherous as in: a scheming, treacherous assistant) guilty of betrayal or deception or likely to betray or deceive
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)