treacherously

• Adverb, das eine Handlung beschreibt, die durch Verrat oder Täuschung gekennzeichnet ist, oder eine Situation, die gefährlich unbeständig oder unzuverlässig ist. Es bezeichnet Handlungen, die mit Untreue ausgeführt werden, oder Umstände, die sicher erscheinen, aber tatsächlich gefährlich sind.

An adverb meaning 'in a manner that is guilty of betrayal or deception' or 'in a way that is dangerously unstable or unpredictable.' It describes actions performed with disloyalty or situations that appear safe but are actually hazardous.

1. In a deceitful or disloyal mannerC1formal

   Acting in a way that betrays trust or is dangerously deceptive.

   Verräterisch

   • He treacherously revealed the secret to the enemy.
   • She was treated treacherously by her closest ally.
   • The spy acted treacherously against his own country.

   Synonymedeceitfullydisloyallyfaithlesslyinsidiouslyperfidiouslytraitorouslytreasonably

   Antonymefaithfullyhonestlyloyallytruthfully

2. In a dangerously unstable mannerC1formal

   In a way that is hazardous or unpredictable, often referring to physical conditions.

   Gefährlich instabil

   • The road wound treacherously along the cliff edge.
   • The ice on the lake was treacherously thin.
   • The weather turned treacherously cold overnight.

   Synonymedangerouslyinsecurelyperilouslyprecariouslyriskily

   Antonymereliablysafelysecurelystablysteadily