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Treacherous vs Treacherousness - What's the difference?

treacherous | treacherousness |

As an adjective treacherous

is exhibiting treachery.

As a noun treacherousness is

treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous.

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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    treacherousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous.
  • *1901 , Bret Hart, "Under the Eaves", in Under the Redwoods ,
  • *:He had an aggressive treacherousness of eye which his potations had not subdued.

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