subdolo

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subdolo

  • /ˈsubdolo/

Where it comes from

dal latino sŭbdolus, formato da sŭb- cioè "sotto" e dŏlus ovvero "inganno"

adjective subdoli · subdola · subdole

  1. perseguimento di uno scopo non dichiarato, nascosto ad altri, spesso malevolmente
  2. astutamente falso, ingannevole: individuo subdolo; arti subdole; domande subdole
  3. di malattia che insorge senza sintomi evidenti

Similar: ipocrita, falso, sleale, ingannatore, viscido, doppio, equivoco, infido, perfido, insidioso, scaltro, ambiguo, astuto, fraudolento, untuoso, disonesto, ", truffaldino, tendenzioso, impostore, ingannevole, losco, sornione · Opposite: sincero, leale, schietto, affidabile, aperto, fidato, franco, onesto, vero

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In English

  • surreptitious stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert
  • sly dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble
  • wily sly, cunning
  • underhand dishonest and sneaky
  • insidious intending to entrap
  • sneaky dishonest; deceitful

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@misc{subdolo_2026,
  title = {subdolo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/subdolo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}