🔤 Pernicious (Adjective)
IPA: //pərˈnɪʃəs//
✨ Use pernicious for threats that creep in quietly but leave deep destruction behind.
🧠 Meaning
Highly harmful or destructive, often in a gradual or subtle way.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 The pernicious effects of pollution are evident in declining air quality.
🔹 Gossip can have a pernicious impact on friendships and trust.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin perniciosus (“destructive, ruinous”), from pernicies (“ruin, death”).
💡 Did You Know?
Historically, pernicious was often used to describe plagues and deadly diseases—today, it can also describe dangerous ideas or behaviors.
🏷️ Related Words
#harmful
#noxious
#damaging
#insidious
#deleterious
#toxic
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