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Carious vs Treacherous - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between carious and treacherous

is that carious is having caries; decayed while treacherous is exhibiting treachery.

carious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having caries; decayed.
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  • * 1840 William Percivall, Hippopathology: a treatise on the disorders and lameness of the horse
    • My father's museum contained several preparations of carious teeth.

    treacherous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exhibiting treachery.
  • Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • Unreliable; dangerous.
    • a treacherous mountain trail

    Antonyms

    * (exhibiting treachery) loyal

    Related terms

    * treacher * treachery * trick * trickster * tricky

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