baneful

  • 71banefully — adverb in a noxiously baneful way this banefully poisoned climate • Syn: ↑perniciously • Derived from adjective: ↑pernicious (for: ↑perniciously), ↑baneful …

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  • 72perniciously — adverb 1. in a noxiously baneful way this banefully poisoned climate • Syn: ↑banefully • Derived from adjective: ↑pernicious, ↑baneful (for: ↑banefully) 2. in a har …

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  • 73bane´ful|ness — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …

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  • 74bane´ful|ly — bane|ful «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …

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  • 75bane|ful — «BAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. causing harm or destruction; injurious: »Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees. SYNONYM(S): bad, evil, pernicious. 2. destroying life; deadly: »a baneful poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal, lethal …

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  • 76bane·ful — /ˈbeınfəl/ adj formal + literary : causing destruction or serious damage : bad or evil The legislation could have a baneful effect on the poor. the baneful consequences of war …

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  • 77Bad — (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Worse} (w[^u]s); superl. {Worst} (w[^u]st).] [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling effeminate fellow.] Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive,… …

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  • 78Hurtful — Hurt ful, a. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct. Syn: Pernicious; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental; disadvantageous; mischievous; injurious; noxious;… …

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  • 79Hurtfully — Hurtful Hurt ful, a. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct. Syn: Pernicious; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental; disadvantageous; mischievous; injurious; noxious;… …

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  • 80Hurtfulness — Hurtful Hurt ful, a. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct. Syn: Pernicious; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental; disadvantageous; mischievous; injurious; noxious;… …

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