insida

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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.