pernicious

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/pəˈnɪʃəs/ English

Definitions

adjective

Causing much harm in a subtle way.
Causing death or injury; deadly.

Related words

Synonyms

attery deleterious harmful noxious insidious pestilent deadly subtle baneful injurious detrimental damaging malignant perverted disastrous malign nefarious

Associated

anaemia anemia atrophic gastritis autoimmune gastric parietal whipple neuropathy vitamin plainly intrinsic

Rhymes

capricious surreptitious auspicious propitious judicious malicious ambitious vicious expeditious fictitious

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