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Definitions for Insidiously
[1] intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
[2] stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
[3] operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease.
[4] stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous
[5] working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly an insidious illness
Words related to Insidiously
insidiousquietly, clandestinely, surreptitiously, covertly, privately, personally, furtively, stealthily, shrewdly, cunningly, craftily, confidentially, hush-hush, intimately, obscurely, slyly, privily, unobserved, intelligently
Words nearby Insidiously
insidiousinside track, inside track, the, insider, insider dealing, insider trading, insidious, insight, insightful, insigne, insignia, insignificance
Origin of Insidiously
1535–45; < Latin insidiōsus deceitful, equivalent to insidi(ae ) (plural) an ambush (derivative of insidēre to sit in or on) + -ōsus -ous; see sit1
Words that may be confused with Insidiously
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, insidiousinsidious, invidious
Other words from Insidiously
in·sid·i·ous·ly , adverb
in·sid·i·ous·ness , noun
un·in·sid·i·ous , adjective
un·in·sid·i·ous·ly , adverb
un·in·sid·i·ous·ness , noun
in•sid′ i•ous•ly adv.
Word origin for Insidiously
C16: from Latin insidiōsus cunning, from insidiae an ambush, from insidēre to sit in; see insessorial
Synonyms for Insidiously
clandestinely, covertly, furtively, personally, privately, quietly, stealthily, surreptitiously, behind closed doors, behind someone's back, by stealth, confidentially, hush-hush, in camera, in confidence, in holes and corners, in secret, in strict confidence, intimately, obscurely, on the QT, on the quiet, on the sly, privily, slyly, sub rosa, under the table, underhandedly, unobserved