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insidious

/I/n's/I/d/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the <i>insidious</i> foe.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. beguiling but harmful

    adj.all

    Examples
    Insidious pleasures.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. intended to entrap

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

    adj.all

    Examples
    Glaucoma is an insidious disease.
    Synonyms pernicious subtle

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

inside-outinsiderinsider informationinsider tradinginsidiateinsidiatorinsidiouslyinsidiousnessinsightinsightfulinsightfulnessinsignia

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