insidious, pernicious, subtle
(adjective) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; “glaucoma is an insidious disease”; “a subtle poison”
insidious
(adjective) intended to entrap
insidious
(adjective) beguiling but harmful; “insidious pleasures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
insidious (comparative more insidious, superlative most insidious)
Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
(nonstandard) Treacherous.
Source: Wiktionary
In*sid"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See Sit.]
1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. "The insidious witch." Cowper.
2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. Hawthorne. Insidious disease (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is.
Syn.
– Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive.
– In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv.
– In*sid"i*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
