pernicious
English Thesaurus
1. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
| similar | : | harmful, |
| definition | : | causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all) |
2. exceedingly harmful (adj.all)
| similar | : | noxious, |
| definition | : | injurious to physical or mental health (adj.all) |
3. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insidiousness, |
| definition | : | subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) (noun.attribute) |
4. exceedingly harmful (adj.all)
| derivation | : | canker, pestilence, |
| definition | : | a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (noun.cognition) |
5. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insidiousness, |
| definition | : | subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) (noun.attribute) |
6. exceedingly harmful (adj.all)
| derivation | : | canker, pestilence, |
| definition | : | a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (noun.cognition) |
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