pernicious
Betekenis (Engels)
- Causing much harm in a subtle way.
- Causing death or injury; deadly.
- Insidiously villainous: intending to cause harm, especially in a subtle way.
Sinonieme
deadly
prejudicious
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pəˈnɪʃəs/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin perniciōsus (“destructive”), from perniciēs (“destruction”), from per (“through”) + nex (“slaughter, death”).
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