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perniciosus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
  • ruinous adj Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.

Senses

perniciosus is used for these senses in English:

  • pernicious Causing much harm in a subtle way.
  • ruinous Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.

ruinous — full definition

  1. adj Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
  2. adj Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
  3. adj Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

Related Latin words