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Definition of Pernicious

1. Adjective. Exceedingly harmful.

2. Adjective. Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way. "A subtle poison"

Definition of Pernicious

1. a. Quick; swift (to burn).

2. a. Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.

Definition of Pernicious

1. Adjective. Causing much harm in a subtle way. ¹

2. Adjective. Causing death or injury; deadly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pernicious

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Pernicious

1. Tending to a fatal issue. Origin: L. Perniciosus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pernicious

permuting permutite permutohedra permutohedral permutohedron permyriad pern perna disease pernambuco wood pernancies

pernancy perne pernicion pernicions perniciosiform pernicious (current term) pernicious anaemia pernicious anaemia type rubriblast pernicious anemia pernicious anemias

pernicious anæmia pernicious malaria pernicious vomiting perniciously perniciousness pernicity pernicketiness pernickety pernio perniones

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