See Also: endeictic(dictionary)

insidious (oh) and endeictic (iou)


insidious (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: insidiosus, from insidiae 'attack from a hiding-place', from insidere 'to sit on, lie in wait', from sedere 'to sit']
an insidious change or problem spreads gradually without being noticed, and causes serious harm
::an insidious trend towards censorship of the press
-- insidiously adv
-- insidiousness n [U]

endeictic (iou)



endeictic adjective. M17.
[Greek endeiktikos probative, indicative, from endeiknunai point out: see -IC. Cf. APODEICTIC, DEICTIC.]
Serving to show or demonstrate.