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insidious
adjective
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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ɪnˈsɪdi.əs
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adjective
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
“Glaucoma is an insidious disease”
adjective
Intended to entrap
adjective
Beguiling but harmful
“Insidious pleasures”
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Glaucoma is an insidious disease
A subtle poison
Insidious pleasures
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