Both Uses of
insidious
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- Insidious, that's what you people are.†
p. 31.5
- The secret had worked its way through their marriage, an insidious vine, twisting; she drank too much and then she began to have affairs, that sleazy Realtor at the beach and then others; he'd tried not to notice, to forgive her, for he knew that in some real sense the fault was his.†
p. 274.6 *
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)