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insidious adjective Sly, deceitful, and sneaky in a way that is hard to detect. ■ Example usage: "She was so insidious that I didn't even realize she had been stealing my cookies until I ran out."
Detrimental Extremely damaging or harmful, often in a subtle or insidious way. ■ "That constant background noise is detrimental to my productivity and sanity."
Taint A subtle, often insidious, corruption or contamination that spoils something good. ■ "The politician's reputation was tainted by a scandal involving campaign finance violations."
edging The act of carefully moving a knife or other sharp object along the edge of something, often in order to cut it., Also: the state of being edgy or nervous., Alternatively: the act of making a subtle and insidious suggestion or proposal, usually with an ulterior motive. ■ "I'm not sure why you're being so edgy today. Have you had too much coffee?", "The politician was expert at edging closer to his opponent without actually attacking him., "Don't try to edge me in on the pizza. I got here first."
seeping To leak or ooze out slowly, usually in small amounts. ■ The leaky faucet was seeping water all over the bathroom floor. To infiltrate or penetrate something gradually, often in a subtle or insidious way. ■ The new employee was seeping into the team and slowly taking over.