meaning of insidious
1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.
2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
3. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle
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