subdolous

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adjective

Sly; crafty; cunning.

OriginLatin subdolus →
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Meanings

adjectivesubdolous (comparative more subdolous, superlative most subdolous)

comparative more subdolous · superlative most subdolous

  1. obsoleteSly; crafty; cunning.

    and it seems that the king was troubled, lest this subdolous and eloquent man should shake his resolution.

    1828, Isaac Disraeli, Commentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles the First, King of England, volume 1

Origin

  1. Latinsubdolus
  2. Englishsubdolous

From Latin subdolus, from sub + dolus (“deceit”).

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subdolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdolous

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Chicago

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