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Insidious logo #10101) Beguiling but harmful 2) French word used in English 3) Intended to entrap 4) Seductive 5) Sneakily dangerous 6) Treacherously sneaky 7) Trying to trap
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Insidious logo #10101) Dangerous 2) Destructive 3) Evil 4) Seductive 5) Sly 6) Subtle
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Insidious logo #21002• (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. • (a.) Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
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insidious logo #209731. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; said of persons; as, the insidious foe. 'The insidious witch.' ... 2. Intended to entrap; characterised by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. 'The insidious whisper of the bad angel. ... <medicine>' (Hawthorne) Insidious disease, a disease exis...
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insidious logo #21001(in-sid´e-әs) coming on stealthily; of gradual and subtle development.
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Insidious logo #20972In·sid'i·ous adjective [ Latin insidiosus , from insidiae an ambush, from insidere to sit in; prefix in- + sedere to sit: confer French insidieux . See Sit .] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; tr...
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insidious logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: in-sid′ē-ŭs Definitions: 1. Treacherous; stealthy; denoting a disease that progresses gradually with inapparent symptoms.
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insidious logo #20400[adj] - beguiling but harmful 2. [adj] - intended to entrap 3. [adj] - working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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insidious logo #21009insidious 1. Intended to entrap, to beguile, or to allure; treacherous: 'He had an insidious plan to steal the woman's purse.' 2. Stealthily treacherous or deceitful: 'We are fighting an insidious enemy.' 3. Operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous, subtle, stealthy, or seemingly harmless way, but actually with a serious effect: 'He had an insid...
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insidious logo #20974pernicious adjective working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; `glaucoma is an insidious disease`; `a subtle poison`
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insidious

insidious logo #21199intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan. · stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy. · operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease.
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insidious logo #23665[SAT terms] working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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insidious logo #23665[Literary terms] working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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