Pernicious (adjective)
Pronunciation: [pêr-'ni-shês]
Definition: Very harmful, destructive or threatening harm or destruction.
Usage: The word should not be used in the sense of "wicked, evil".
Suggested Usage: This is a good word to express extreme threat of harm or destruction. You would more likely meet a harmful remark but a pernicious virus. Of course, any remark that is likely to do severe damage to someone else or an enterprise would be pernicious.
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