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subdolous

subdolous adjective: sly; crafty; cunning.

Adjective

subdolous (comparative more subdolous, superlative most subdolous)

  1. (obsolete) Sly; 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

Forms of subdolous

comparativemore subdolous
superlativemost subdolous

Origin of subdolous

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

Words formed from subdolous

Questions about subdolous

What does subdolous mean?
Subdolous means sly; crafty; cunning.
What part of speech is subdolous?
Subdolous is an adjective.

Words near subdolous in the dictionary

  1. subdoctor
  2. subdoctors
  3. subdocument
  4. subdocuments
  5. subdolichocephalic
  6. subdolous
  7. subdolously
  8. subdomain
  9. subdomains
  10. subdominance
  11. subdominant

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