Insidious Definition & Meaning
insidious
- adjective
- beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"
- intended to entrap
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
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- What does insidious mean?
- beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures" intended to entrap working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
- What part of speech is insidious?
- Insidious is an adjective.
- How many definitions does insidious have?
- Insidious has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).