insidious
adjective
Everyday
- Insidious means harmful in a sneaky way that works slowly and is hard to spot. tree →
- An insidious person pretends to be a friend while secretly planning harm. tree →
In the lessons
in tales a wicked adviser whispers lies to a king; in everyday life a habit that does damage without you noticing
Examples
- The insidious fog crept into every room. tree →
- The wolf's insidious plan fooled the whole village. tree →
- Lies can be insidious because they spread quietly. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «insidious» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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