insidious
[ in-sid-ee-uhs ]
/ ɪnˈsɪd i əs /
adjective
intended 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.
Origin of insidious
OTHER WORDS FROM insidious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH insidious
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insignificance
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British Dictionary definitions for insidiously
insidious
/ (ɪnˈsɪdɪəs) /
adjective
stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous
working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly
an insidious illness
Derived forms of insidious
insidiously, adverb insidiousness, nounWord Origin for insidious
C16: from Latin
insidiōsus cunning, from
insidiae an ambush, from
insidēre to sit in; see
insessorial
Medical definitions for insidiously
insidious
[ ĭn-sĭd′ē-əs ]
adj.
Being a disease that progresses with few or no symptoms to indicate its gravity.