Insidious - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈsɪdɪəs|
Brit.
|ɪnˈsɪdɪəs|
adjective
- beguiling but harmful
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (syn: pernicious, subtle)
insidious pleasures
- intended to entrap- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (syn: pernicious, subtle)
glaucoma is an insidious disease
Extra examples
Most people with this insidious disease have no idea that they are infected.
Gashford slid his cold insidious palm into his master's grasp. (Ch. Dickens)
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