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Meaning of word insidious from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

insidious adjective

Meaning : Beguiling but harmful.

Example : Insidious pleasures.

Meaning : Intended to entrap.

Meaning : Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.

Example : Glaucoma is an insidious disease.
A subtle poison.

Synonyms : pernicious, subtle

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Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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