What does "pernicious" mean?
Pernicious: Quick; swift (to burn). [R.] Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked. Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar. Shak. Pernicious to his health. Prescott. -- Per*ni"cious*ly, adv., -- Per*ni"cious*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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