pernicious

Phonetic Respelling: [ per-nish-uhs ]

Definition:

adj. causing or capable of causing harm

Sentence:

The smoker acknowledged the pernicious effects of smoking on health.

More example sentences:

The smoker acknowledged the pernicious effects of smoking on health.

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Synonyms:

harmful; damaging; detrimental; destructive

Antonyms:

harmless; innocent

How many syllables in pernicious?

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Divide pernicious into syllables:

per-ni-cious

Pernicious rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- vicious
Three Syllable Rhymes
- ambitious
- auspicious
- capricious
- delicious
- factitious
- fictitious
- judicious
- malicious
- nutritious
- propitious
- seditious
- suspicious
Four Syllable Rhymes
- aloysius
- expeditious
- inauspicious
- injudicious
- repetitious
- superstitious
- surreptitious

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