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What does insidious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word insidious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
  2. Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
  3. (nonstandard) Treacherous.
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Examples of this include insidious onset or poorly localized injuries, or both.
I whirl round to see Shaun standing several feet away from me, smiling that insidious smile of his.
I've always believed that anti-feminism at its most insidious gets women to belittle and undermine each other.
One of the more insidious invasions of our privacy rights is the rampant spread of drug tests in the American workplace.
My nostrils had discerned the insidious whiff of cigarette smoke, and, sure enough, a dark corner revealed a few glorious, glowing tips.
The more insidious threat comes from the long-term, low-level doses of radiation that the crew would take every day for several years.

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