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insidiously
(encz) | insidiously,zákeřně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
insidiously
(encz) | insidiously,záludně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Insidiously
(gcide) | Insidious \In*sid"i*ous\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an
ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit:
cf. F. insidieux. See Sit.]
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1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or
entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons;
as, the insidious foe. "The insidious witch." --Cowper.
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2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit;
as, insidious arts.
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The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne.
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3. Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless
manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as,
an insidious disease; an insidious plot.
[PJC]
Insidious disease (Med.), 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.
Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful;
circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. --
In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*sid"i*ous*ness, n.
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insidiously
(wn) | insidiously
adv 1: in a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act
insidiously" [syn: insidiously, perniciously] |
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Insidiously
(gcide) | Insidious \In*sid"i*ous\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an
ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit:
cf. F. insidieux. See Sit.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or
entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons;
as, the insidious foe. "The insidious witch." --Cowper.
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2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit;
as, insidious arts.
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The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne.
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3. Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless
manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as,
an insidious disease; an insidious plot.
[PJC]
Insidious disease (Med.), 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.
Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful;
circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. --
In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*sid"i*ous*ness, n.
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