verraderlijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- insidious adjective Causing harm slowly and quietly, so the danger isn't obvious until real damage is done.
- perfidious adj Betraying the trust or loyalty that someone rightly expected from you.
- traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.
- treacherous adj Willing to betray trust; disloyal and deceitful.
Senses
verraderlijk is used for these senses in English:
- insidious Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
- perfidious Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]
- traitor Traitorous.
- treacherous Exhibiting treachery.
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