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| per·ni·cious [ pər níshəss ] |
adjective |
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1. causing serious harm: causing great harm, destruction, or death
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2. malicious: wicked or meaning to cause harm
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| [Early 16th century. Via French< Latin perniciosus< pernicies "complete destruction" < nec- "destruction"] |
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  per·ni·cious·ly adverb |
| per·ni·cious·ness noun |
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