Pernicious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of PERNICIOUS is highly injurious or destructive : deadly. How to use pernicious in a sentence. insidious, sinister, or pernicious? Synonym Discussion of …
PERNICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBMeaning of pernicious in English. pernicious. adjective. formal uk / pəˈnɪʃ.əs / us / pɚˈnɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. having a very harmful effect or influence: The cuts in government …
PERNICIOUS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
WEBSynonyms for PERNICIOUS: harmful, dangerous, detrimental, damaging, adverse, bad, poisonous, deleterious; Antonyms of PERNICIOUS: benign, harmless, beneficial, innocuous, innocent, useful, safe, inoffensive.
PERNICIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBPernicious definition: causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful. See examples of PERNICIOUS used in a sentence.
PERNICIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBadjective. formal us / pɚˈnɪʃ.əs / uk / pəˈnɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. having a very harmful effect or influence: The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local …
pernicious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and …
WEBDefinition of pernicious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERNICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · If you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. I did what I could, but her friend's influence was pernicious. American English : pernicious / …
Pernicious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBPernicious means harmful and subtle, such as a poison gas that causes illness in those exposed to it over the course of years. Pernicious comes from the Latin perniciosus, "destructive," which in turn comes from pernicies, "death" or "ruin."
pernicious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBJan 29, 2024 · pernicious ( comparative more pernicious, superlative most pernicious) Causing much harm in a subtle way. Synonyms: deleterious, (obsolete) venom. Causing death or injury; deadly . Synonym: attery. (of a person) Insidiously villainous: intending to cause harm, especially in a subtle way.
pernicious | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBMeaning of pernicious – Learner’s Dictionary. pernicious. adjective. formaluk/pəˈnɪʃəs/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. very harmful. (Definition of pernicious from the …
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