insidiosus
νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnsĭdĭōsus,¹¹ a, um (insidiæ),
1 qui dresse des embûches, traître, perfide ; -sior Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 192
2 plein d’embûches, perfide, insidieux : Cic. Cat. 2, 28 ; Fl. 87 ; Agr. 2, 7 || -issimus Plin. 29, 28.
Latin > German (Georges)
īnsidiōsus, a, um (insidiae), hinterlistig, heimtückisch, ränkevoll, gefährlich, a) v. lebl. Subjj.: bellum, Cic.: itinera, Suet.: insidiosus et plenus latronum locus, Cic.: clementia alcis, Cic.: simulationes, Cic.: verba, Ov.: facies oculis insidiosa meis, Ov.: condicio insidiosissima, Plin. – b) v. Pers.: amici, Cic.: quis insidiosior? Cic.: insidiosissimus princeps, Plin. pan.
