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insidiously
in a harmfully insidious manner
insidiously meaning(s)
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- (adv) in a harmfully insidious manner
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- Beck makes sure to mention the Today connection, leaving you with the vague impression that Matt Lauer is insidiously using Miley Cyrus to lure us into a trap set by Joe Stalin.
- Frenchmen, clutching crisp or crinkly banknotes, felt their wealth oozing from them as insidiously as though they grasped a handful of slime.
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insidiousness
subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
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insight
/ˈɪn ˌsaɪt/
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clear or deep perception of a situation
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insightful
/ˈɪn ˌsaɪt fəl/
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exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception
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insightfulness
shrewdness shown by keen insight
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insignia
/ɪn ˈsɪɡ ni ə/
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a badge worn to show official position
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insignia of rank
an insignia worn on a military uniform
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insignificance
/ˌɪn sɪɡ ˈnjɪ fɪ kəns/
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the quality of having little or no significance
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insignificant
/ˌɪn sɪɡ ˈnjɪ fɪ kənt/
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not worthy of notice
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insignificantly
in an insignificant manner
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insincere
/ˌɪn sɪn ˈsɪr/
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lacking sincerity
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insincerely
without sincerity
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insincerity
/ˌɪn sɪn ˈsɛ rɪ tɪ/
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the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
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insinuate
/ɪn ˈsɪn ju eɪt/
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introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
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insinuating
/ɪn ˈsɪn ju eɪ tɪŋ/
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calculated to please or gain favor
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insinuatingly
in an insinuating manner
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insinuation
/ɪn ˌsɪn ju ˈeɪ ʃən/
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an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
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insipid
/ɪn ˈsɪ pɪd/
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lacking taste or flavor or tang
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insipidity
/ˌɪn sɪ ˈpɪ dɪ tɪ/
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extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
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insipidly
in an insipid manner
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insipidness
extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
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insist
/ɪn ˈsɪst/
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be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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insistence
/ɪn ˈsɪ stəns/
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continual and persistent demands
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insistency
/ɪn ˈsɪs tən sɪ/
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the state of demanding notice or attention