All 7 Uses of
treacherous
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- It may slip off treacherously, but its keeper never abandons it.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- From Frodo's mind the bright morning — treacherously bright, he thought — had not banished the fear of pursuit; and he pondered the words of Gildor.†
Chpt 1.4
- The marshes were bewildering and treacherous, and there was no permanent trail even for Rangers to find through their shifting quagmires.†
Chpt 1.11
- Gandalf the Grey caught like a fly in a spider's treacherous web!
Chpt 2.2 *treacherous = dangerous
- Other rings there may be, less treacherous, that might be used in our need.†
Chpt 2.2
- Paths were few and winding, and led them often only to the edge of some sheer fall, or down into treacherous swamps.†
Chpt 2.3
- Behind him they walked in file, threading their way with care, for under the weedy pools were sliding and greasy stones, and footing was treacherous.†
Chpt 2.4
Definitions:
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(treacherous as in: the road is steep and treacherous) dangerous -- often in a non-obvious way
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(treacherous as in: a scheming, treacherous assistant) guilty of betrayal or deception or likely to betray or deceive