insidiously

• Auf eine Weise, die allmählich, unmerklich und schädlich ist und oft unbemerkt bleibt. Wird verwendet, um Handlungen oder Prozesse zu beschreiben, die sich langsam entwickeln und Schaden oder Gefahr verursachen, ohne deutliche Anzeichen.

An adverb meaning "in a way that is gradual, subtle, and harmful, often without being noticed." It is used to describe actions or processes that develop slowly and cause damage or danger without obvious signs.

1. In a harmful but gradual wayC1formal

   In a manner that is subtly harmful, dangerous, or unpleasant, often developing gradually without being noticed.

   Heimtückisch und schleichend

   • The disease spreads insidiously, showing no symptoms for years.
   • Prejudice can insidiously influence our decisions without us realizing it.
   • The corruption insidiously eroded the integrity of the institution.

   Synonymedeviouslyperniciouslystealthilysubtlysurreptitiously

   Antonymeblatantlyobviouslyopenlyovertly