insidiousadj.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsɪdɪəs/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsɪdiəs/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s insiduous.

Etymology: < Latin insidiōsus cunning, deceitful, < insidiae ambush: see -ous suffix. Compare French insidieux (1420 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

Full of wiles or plots; lying in wait or seeking to entrap or ensnare; proceeding or operating secretly or subtly so as not to excite suspicion; sly, treacherous, deceitful, underhand, artful, cunning, crafty, wily. (Of persons and things.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

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craftyOE

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louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective]

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slyc1440

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surreptitious?1615

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thief-like1847

furtive1859

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective]

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1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (xi.) f. 180^v There be nowe meruelous subtyle craftinesses excercised in courtes, insidiouse wylinesses.

1652 C. B. Stapylton tr. Herodian Imperiall Hist. 34 All persons good he banish'd as insidious, And kept Buffoones debauched and perfidious.

1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 589 A false, insidious Tongue, may whisper a Lye so close, and low.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 301 The silent fisher casts th' insidious food.

a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iii. 193 Some deep insidious design..against the states.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. ii. 92 A more powerful and insidious enemy.

1878 H. W. Bates Central Amer. ii. 15 For them civilisation is an insidious, but a no less sure and deadly, poison.

1900 N.E.D. at Insidious Mod. A victim to an insidious disease.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	insidious
释义	insidiousadj. Brit. /ɪnˈsɪdɪəs/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsɪdiəs/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s insiduous. Etymology: < Latin insidiōsus cunning, deceitful, < insidiae ambush: see -ous suffix. Compare French insidieux (1420 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). Full of wiles or plots; lying in wait or seeking to entrap or ensnare; proceeding or operating secretly or subtly so as not to excite suspicion; sly, treacherous, deceitful, underhand, artful, cunning, crafty, wily. (Of persons and things.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] privyc1230 thiefly1395 stalkinga1400 slyc1440 insidious1545 clanculary1563 hedge-creeping1579 thievish1587 sneaking1590 tiptoe1593 peaking1595 underworking1605 stealthya1616 subtlea1616 surreptitious?1615 clancular1621 stealthful?1624 insidiary1625 worming1631 subterranean1643 clancularious1656 hugger-mugger1692 slink1792 slinking1841 instealing1844 thief-like1847 furtive1859 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] insidious1545 trapping1548 masking1567 snaringa1586 entrapping1588 sirenian1600 catching1603 set1603 snarefula1618 insidiary1625 entanglinga1627 ensnaring1630 implicatory1642 trepanning1670 webby1768 spidery1825 catchy1874 trappy1882 tanglefoot1893 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (xi.) f. 180^v There be nowe meruelous subtyle craftinesses excercised in courtes, insidiouse wylinesses. 1652 C. B. Stapylton tr. Herodian Imperiall Hist. 34 All persons good he banish'd as insidious, And kept Buffoones debauched and perfidious. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 589 A false, insidious Tongue, may whisper a Lye so close, and low. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 301 The silent fisher casts th' insidious food. a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iii. 193 Some deep insidious design..against the states. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. ii. 92 A more powerful and insidious enemy. 1878 H. W. Bates Central Amer. ii. 15 For them civilisation is an insidious, but a no less sure and deadly, poison. 1900 N.E.D. at Insidious Mod. A victim to an insidious disease. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1545
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