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pernicious Definition


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pernicious
adj
    1. Harmful; destructive; deadly.
      Thesaurus: fatal, deadly, destructive, noxious, poisonous, venomous, malicious, wicked, evil, malevolent, harmful, dangerous.
Derivative: perniciously
adverb
    Derivative: perniciousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin perniciosus, from pernicies ruin or bane.



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