Insidious and invidious

Language Log 2025-02-09

Summary:

I've lost a considerable amount of sleep over these two words, not just because they both have nine letters and look almost the same, differing only by a single consonant, but even more so because, while they both signify something bad or undesirable about the way situations unfold or how people behave toward others, they […]

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Tags:

etymology

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

02/09/2025, 20:13

Date published:

02/09/2025, 16:47