| insidious | 1. 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 existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Synonym: Crafty, wily, artful, sly, designing, guileful, circumventive, treacherous, deceitful, deceptive. Insid"iously, Insid"iousness. Origin: L. Insidiosus, fr. Insidiae an ambush, fr. Insidere to sit in; pref. In- + sedere to sit: cf. F. Insidieux. See Sit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| insidiously | Having a imperceptible commencement, as of a disease with a late manifestation of definite symptoms. (27 Sep 1997) |
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in a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously"
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beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures" intended to entrap working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
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Of subtle, gradual, or imperceptible development; referring to the development of symptoms that may not be recognized by an affected individual until the disorder in question is established.
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| insidious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
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| insidious | intended to entrap |
| insidious | beguiling but harmful |
| insidious | in a harmfully insidious manner |
| insidious | the quality of being designed to entrap |
| insidious | subtle and cumulative harmfulness esp of a disease |
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