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     in.sid.i.ous aj   \in-'sid-e-*s\
        [L insidiosus, fr. insidiae ambush, fr. insidere to sit in, sit on,
           fr. in- + sedere to sit -- more at SIT]
          1  a : awaiting a chance to entrap  TREACHEROUS
             b : harmful but enticing  SEDUCTIVE
          2  a : having a gradual and cumulative effect  SUBTLE
             b of a disease
               : developing so gradually as to be well established before
                 becoming apparent
       in.sid.i.ous.ly av
       in.sid.i.ous.ness n

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