Both Uses
treacherous
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- Ramius has been treacherous, there is no denying that, and I would gladly kill the son of a bitch with my own hands—but he has deceived more good men than there are in this room.†
Chpt 9.
- The sea floor at this point was a treacherous slope of alluvial silt dotted with boulders.†
Chpt 13. *
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)