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pernicious in Italian

pernicious in Italian is pernicioso — pernicious means causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.

pernicious in Italian

pernicioso
adj
Causing much harm in a subtle way.

What does "pernicious" mean?

  1. adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
    "They warned of the pernicious effects of misinformation."
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pernicious in a sentence

  • They warned of the pernicious effects of misinformation.
  • A man has always been a woman’s best excuse to avoid her destiny; that a man is her destiny is one of patriarchy’s most pernicious tenets. What a scam.

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What is "pernicious" in Italian?
"pernicious" in Italian is pernicioso. pernicious means: Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
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