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decayed

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??ke?d/
  • Rhymes: -e?d

Adjective

decayed (comparative more decayed, superlative most decayed)

  1. Having undergone decay, rotted.
    The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.
  2. (dated) Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.

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Verb

decayed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of decay

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treacherous

English

Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (deceitful). See treacher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/

Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

  1. Exhibiting treachery.
  2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  3. Unreliable; dangerous.
    a treacherous mountain trail

Antonyms

  • (exhibiting treachery): loyal

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Further reading

  • treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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