insidiose
Dictionary entries
- Entry →insidiosus, insidiosa -um, insidiosior -or -us, insidiosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
treacherously; deceitfully; cunningly; stealthily; insidiously;
voc. sg. (m.) - Entry →insidiose, insidiosius, insidiosissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
treacherous/deceitful; stealthy/insidious; hazardous; full of hidden dangers;
Examples
Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...gignundis idonea sit, bonaque eius, qui adrogatur, ne insidiose adpetita sint, consideratur, iusque iurandum a Q. Mucio pontifice..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...erat. CLXXII Sauroctonos Corinthius. Ad te reptanti, puer insidiose, lacertae Parce: cupit digitis illa perire tuis. CLXXIII Hyacinthus..."de Brevitate Vitae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...multa ambitiose concupiit superbe contempsit, impotenter uicit insidiose decepit, auare rapuit prodige effudit, necesse est memoriam suam timeat..."
