All 5 Uses of
treacherous
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Oh, the dirty, vile, treacherous sod.
Chpt 35 *treacherous = guilty of betrayal
- But certainly we execute and destroy such veritable fiends and dregs of humanity and the treacherous dogs of generals and the revolting spectacle of admirals unfaithful to their trust.†
Chpt 18
- The smart, treacherous ugly bastard.†
Chpt 35
- Oh, muck my grandfather and muck this whole treacherous muckfaced mucking country and every mucking Spaniard in it on either side and to hell forever.†
Chpt 35
- Muck all the insane, egotistical, treacherous swine that have always governed Spain and ruled her armies.†
Chpt 35
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus