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Meaning of 'insidious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insidious [ a.]
- Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.
- Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.

Meaning of 'insidious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insidious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Example in sentence:
  • a subtle poison;
  • glaucoma is an insidious disease
Meaning (2):
- beguiling but harmful
Example in sentence:
  • insidious pleasures

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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