All 3 Uses of
insidious
in
Catch-22
- The abrupt stillness seemed alien and artificial, a little insidious.†
Chpt 15 *
- It was like seditious and insidious too, and like socialist, suspicious, fascist and Communist.†
Chpt 21
- Major Danby confided that Group was incensed with all flight surgeons because of Dr. Stubbs, the bushy-haired, baggy-chinned, slovenly flight surgeon in Dunbar's squadron who was deliberately and defiantly brewing insidious dissension there by grounding all men with sixty missions on proper forms that were rejected by Group indignantly with orders restoring the confused pilots, navigators, bombardiers and gunners to combat duty.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(insidious) not appearing dangerous, but actually very harmful over time
or:
treacherous (dangerous due to trickery or from hidden or unpredictable risks)