insidious

«insidious» in Mova's school dictionary: harmful in a sneaky way that works slowly and is hard to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Insidious means harmful in a sneaky way that works slowly and is hard to spot. tree →

2) An insidious person pretends to be a friend while secretly planning harm. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a wicked adviser whispers lies to a king; in everyday life a habit that does damage without you noticing

examples

• The insidious fog crept into every room. tree →
• The wolf's insidious plan fooled the whole village. tree →
• Lies can be insidious because they spread quietly. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «insidious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.