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insidioso

  • /insiˈdjoso/
  • /insiˈdjozo/

Where it comes from

dal latino insidiosus

adjective

  1. di pericolo inatteso, nascosto
  2. di luogo che potrebbe nuocere, minaccioso
  3. figuratively "senza via d'uscita"
  4. figuratively persona macchinosa, che cela crudeltà

Similar: ingannevole, subdolo, infido, intrigante, traditore, fraudolento, fallace, capzioso, pericoloso, rischioso · Opposite: affidabile, fidato, sincero, schietto, leale, aperto, onesto, chiaro, sicuro, tranquillo, facile, semplice, affabile

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In English

  • nasty grave or dangerous
  • tricky hard to deal with
  • insidious causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner
  • captious that captures misleadingly

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@misc{insidioso_2026,
  title = {insidioso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/insidioso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}