insida

Esperanto

Etymology

insidi (“to plot against”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [inˈsida]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Hyphenation: in‧si‧da

Adjective

insida (accusative singular insidan, plural insidaj, accusative plural insidajn)

  1. treacherous, insidious
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 11, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Oni forŝiris homojn de ilia laboro, superŝutis ilin per insidaj demandoj, batis per bastonoj.
      People were torn from their labor, overwhelmed with insidious questions, beaten with sticks.
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