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per·ni·cious
(pər-nĭsh′əs)adj.
1. Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly: a pernicious virus.
2. Causing great harm; destructive: pernicious rumors.
[Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin perniciōsus, from perniciēs, destruction : per-, per- + nex, nec-, violent death; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]
per·ni′cious·ly adv.
per·ni′cious·ness n.
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pernicious
(pəˈnɪʃəs)adj
1. wicked or malicious: pernicious lies.
2. causing grave harm; deadly
[C16: from Latin perniciōsus, from perniciēs ruin, from per- (intensive) + nex death]
perˈniciously adv
perˈniciousness n
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per•ni•cious
(pərˈnɪʃ əs)adj.
1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous: a pernicious lie.
2. Obs. evil; wicked.
[1515–25; < Latin perniciōsus ruinous =pernici(ēs) ruin (per- per- + -nici-, comb. form of nex death, murder (s. nec-) + -iēs n. suffix) + -ōsus -ous]
per•ni′cious•ly, adv.
per•ni′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | pernicious - exceedingly harmful noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" |
2. | pernicious - working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
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pernicious
adjective (Formal) wicked, bad, damaging, dangerous, evil, offensive, fatal, deadly, destructive, harmful, poisonous, malicious, malign, malignant, detrimental, hurtful, malevolent, noxious, venomous, ruinous, baleful, deleterious, injurious, noisome, baneful (archaic), pestilent, maleficent the pernicious effects of alcoholism
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pernicious
adjective1. Extremely destructive or harmful:
2. Having the capability or effect of damaging irreparably:
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Translations
tappava
pernicious
[pɜːˈnɪʃəs]A. ADJ
1. [idea, influence] → pernicioso
the pernicious custom of → la perniciosa or funesta costumbre de ...
the pernicious custom of → la perniciosa or funesta costumbre de ...
2. (Med) → pernicioso
B. CPD pernicious anaemia N → anemia f perniciosa
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pernicious
[pərˈnɪʃəs] adj [influence, effect] → pernicieux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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pernicious
[pɜːˈnɪʃəs] adj → nocivo/a, dannoso/a (Med) → pernicioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
per·ni·ci·ous
a. pernicioso-a, nocivo-a, destructivo-a.
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