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in‧sid‧i‧ous /ɪnˈsɪdiəs/ adjective
پراز توطئه، موذی، دسیسه آمیز، خائنانه
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Synonyms & Related Wordsinsidious(Informal)[adjective]Synonyms: stealthy, deceptive, sly, smooth, sneaking, subtle, surreptitious
Related Words: perfidious,
treacherous,
dangerous,
perilous,
gradual,
subtle [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryin‧sid‧i‧ous /ɪnˈsɪdiəs/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: insidiosus, from insidiae 'attack from a hiding-place', from insidere 'to sit on, lie in wait', from sedere 'to sit']
an insidious change or problem spreads gradually without being noticed, and causes serious harm:
an insidious trend towards censorship of the press—insidiously adverb—insidiousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲