pernicious
(per-ni-cious)
3 syllables
Definition
adjective. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual way.
Example Sentence
The smoker acknowledged the pernicious effects of smoking on health.
More Example Sentences
His pernicious behavior upset the whole class.
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Rhymes
- vicious
- ambitious
- auspicious
- capricious
- delicious
- factitious
- fictitious
- judicious
- malicious
- nutritious
- pernicious
- propitious
- seditious
- suspicious
- aloysius
- expeditious
- inauspicious
- injudicious
- repetitious
- superstitious
- surreptitious