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Strong and vigorous man as he looks, Livingstone has been for years the victim of a secret and insidious disease.
At some point in time they may become the source of an insidious cancer.
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Insidious — Données clés Titre québécois Insidieux Titre original Insidious Réalisation James Wan Scénario Leigh Whannell Acteurs principaux … Wikipédia en Français
Insidious — Título Insidious Ficha técnica Dirección James Wan Producción Jason Blum Jeanette Brill Oren Peli Steven Schneider Aaron Sims … Wikipedia Español
Insidious — In*sid i*ous, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insidious — Студийный альбом Nightrage Дата выпус … Википедия
insidious — insidious, invidious Since both words involve doing or threatening harm, their closeness of form causes them to be commonly confused. Insidious (from Latin insidiae ‘ambush’) means ‘proceeding inconspicuously but harmfully’ • (An insidious form… … Modern English usage
insidious — [in sid′ē əs] adj. [L insidiosus < insidiae, an ambush, plot < insidere, to sit in or on, lie in wait for < in , in + sedere, to SIT] 1. characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily 2. operating in a slow or not easily apparent… … English World dictionary
insidious — I adjective artful, beguiling, cheating, conniving, covinous, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, designing, devious, dishonest, disloyal, dolosus, ensnaring, fallax, false, false hearted, foxy, fraudulent, furtive, guileful,… … Law dictionary
insidious — 1540s, from M.Fr. insidieux (15c.) or directly from L. insidiosus deceitful, cunning, artful, from insidiae (pl.) plot, snare, ambush, from insidere sit on, occupy, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + sedere to sit (see SEDENTARY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
insidious — *sly, cunning, crafty, tricky, foxy, wily, guileful, artful Analogous words: treacherous, perfidious (see FAITHLESS): *dangerous, perilous: furtive, stealthy, covert, underhand, underhanded (see SECRET) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
insidious — [adj] sneaky, tricky artful, astute, corrupt, crafty, crooked, cunning, dangerous, deceitful, deceptive, deep, designing, dishonest, disingenuous, duplicitous, ensnaring, false, foxy, guileful, intriguing, like a snake in the grass*,… … New thesaurus
insidious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, with harmful effect. DERIVATIVES insidiously adverb insidiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin insidiosus cunning … English terms dictionary
