Antonyms for insidiously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-sid-ee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪd i əs


Definition of insidiously

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French insidieux (15c.) or directly from Latin insidiosus "deceitful, cunning, artful," from insidiae (plural) "plot, snare, ambush," from insidere "sit on, occupy," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Insidiously; insidiousness.
  • As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
  • As in slyly : adv cleverly
  • As in huggermugger : adv secretly
Example sentences :
  • Are you insidiously advised or tempted to contract it, by any one?
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • And thus a dead point in the revolution of my affairs was insidiously got over.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • Slowly and insidiously it had come to dominate every other problem.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
  • "Better in health, because better in spirits," said the housekeeper, insidiously.
  • Extract from : « Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks » by Bracebridge Hemyng
  • "There," said Miss Baker, insidiously giving the man two and threepence.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • But even suspicion may be insidiously placed in noble minds.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
  • It looked, somehow, as if it were insidiously leading the way to an appeal for money.
  • Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
  • And now it was as if subtly, insidiously, her relation to him had become inverted.
  • Extract from : « The Flaw in the Crystal » by May Sinclair
  • How bravely they met the grim spectre which crept so insidiously into their homes!
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Softly, insidiously, she entwined him with her wonderful white arms.
  • Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier

Synonyms for insidiously

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