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View usage for: (ɪnsɪdiəs) adjectiveSomething that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed. The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20years. They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism. Synonyms: stealthy, subtle, cunning, designing More Synonyms of insidious insidiously adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] Delusions are sometimes insidiously destructive. insidious in British English (ɪnˈsɪdɪəs) adjective1. stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous 2. working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly an insidious illness Derived forms insidiously (inˈsidiously) adverb insidiousness (inˈsidiousness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin insidiōsus cunning, from insidiae an ambush, from insidēre to sit in; see insessorialinsidious in American English (ɪnˈsɪdiəs) adjective1. characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily 2. operating in a slow or not easily apparent manner; more dangerous than seems evident an insidious disease Derived forms insidiously (inˈsidiously) adverb insidiousness (inˈsidiousness) noun Word origin L insidiosus < insidiae, an ambush, plot < insidere, to sit in or on, lie in wait for < in-, in + sedere, to sit Examples of 'insidious' in a sentenceinsidious In other languagesinsidious British English: insidious ADJECTIVE Something that is insidious is unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed. The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years. - American English: insidious
- Brazilian Portuguese: insidioso
- Chinese: 潜伏的
- European Spanish: insidioso
- French: insidieux
- German: heimtückisch
- Italian: insidioso
- Japanese: 徐々に深刻化する
- Korean: 모르는 사이에 진행하는
- European Portuguese: insidioso
- Latin American Spanish: insidioso
Definition working in a subtle or apparently harmless way, but nevertheless dangerous or deadly They focus on overt racism rather than insidious aspects of racism. Synonyms stealthy smooth crooked sneaking slick treacherous duplicitous guileful Opposites open , obvious , straightforward , upright , sincere , harmless , honest , conspicuous , forthright , artless , ingenuous Additional synonymsDefinition cunning the smiles and artifices of someone subtly artful Synonyms cunning, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, clever, subtle, intriguing, tricky, shrewd, sly, wily, politic, crafty, foxy, deceitfulDefinition skilled in deception That crafty old devil had taken us all for a ride. Synonyms cunning, scheming, sly, devious, knowing, designing, sharp, calculating, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, fraudulent, canny, wily, insidious, artful, foxy, deceitful, duplicitous, tricksy, guilefulDefinition clever at deceiving He's a cunning, devious, good-for-nothing so-and-so. Synonyms crafty, knowing, sly, devious, artful, sharp, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, canny, wily, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, guileful- insertion
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- insightful
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