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insĭdĭōsus , a, um, adj. insidiae,
I.cunning, artful, deceitful, dangerous, insidious (class.).
I. Of persons: “quis insidiosior unquam fuit?” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192. —
II. Of inanim. and abstr. things: “Capraria insidiosa naufragiis,” Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 78: “pocula Circes,” Ov. M. 14, 294: “verba,” id. H. 20, 212: “clementia,” Cic. Att. 8, 16, 2. — Sup., Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 28. — Adv.: insĭdĭōsē , cunningly, deceitfully, insidiously: “in gratiam rediit cum illo,” Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 33: “me insidiosissime tractavit,” id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 8.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 8.16.2
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 1.3.8
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.2.192
    • Cicero, For Rabirius Postumus, 12.33
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.294
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 29.28
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