insidious

insidious is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

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

   "glaucoma is an insidious disease"

   "a subtle poison"

   Synonyms: pernicious, subtle

4. adjective. intended to entrap
5. adjective. beguiling but harmful

   "insidious pleasures"

Synonyms

pernicious, subtle

Common word forms

insidiously, insidiousness

Words from these letters

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