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insidious definition
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Grep of noun insidious insidiousness Overview of adj insidious The adj insidious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insidious -- (beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures") 2. insidious -- (intended to entrap) 3. insidious, pernicious, subtle -- (working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison") Antonyms of adj insidious 3 senses of insidious Sense 1 insidious INDIRECT (VIA seductive) -> unseductive Sense 2 insidious INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 3 insidious, pernicious, subtle INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless Similarity of adj insidious 3 senses of insidious Sense 1 insidious => seductive (vs. unseductive) Sense 2 insidious => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 3 insidious, pernicious, subtle => harmful (vs. harmless) Attributes of adj insidious Familiarity of adj insidious insidious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj insidious insidious Overview of adj insidious The adj insidious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insidious -- (beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures") 2. insidious -- (intended to entrap) 3. insidious, pernicious, subtle -- (working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison")
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