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   pernicious

   /pəˈnɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way: "the pernicious influences of the mass media"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin perniciosus ‘destructive’, from pernicies ‘ruin’, based on nex, nec- ‘death’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perniciously adverb
   • 2. perniciousness noun

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   synonyms: baneful, deadly, pestilent. noxious. injurious to physical or mental health. adjective. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way. synonyms: insidious, subtle. harmful. causing or capable of causing harm. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Pernicious."

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