Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.
- 2adjective
Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
- 3adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
"glaucoma is an insidious disease"
"a subtle poison"
Synonyms
- 4adjective
intended to entrap
- 5adjective
beguiling but harmful
"insidious pleasures"
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