Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Treacherous

Treacherous , adjective

[See Treacher.]

Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Loyal father of a treacherous son. — Shakespeare
The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. — Cowper