Both Uses of
insidious
in
The Maelstrom, by Neff
- From what Max could tell, the animal wasn't injured; some insidious force or perhaps sheer horror had compelled the horse to succumb, to lie still and wait for the demon to devour it.†
Chpt 10
- They've already been screened for anything insidious.
Chpt 11 *insidious = treacherous (dangerous due to trickery or from hidden or unpredictable risks)
Definition:
not appearing dangerous, but actually very harmful over time
or:
treacherous (dangerous due to trickery or from hidden or unpredictable risks)
or:
treacherous (dangerous due to trickery or from hidden or unpredictable risks)