perniciously Synonyms

perniciously Meaning

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perniciously (r)

in a harmfully insidious manner

in a noxiously baneful way

perniciously Sentence Examples

  1. The pernicious rumor spread like wildfire, destroying reputations and causing widespread distress.
  2. The weather was perniciously cold, biting at exposed skin and freezing the ground beneath.
  3. His mind was perniciously infected by the propaganda, making him susceptible to dangerous ideologies.
  4. The disease was perniciously contagious, claiming numerous lives in a matter of days.
  5. The habit of procrastination perniciously eroded her potential and hindered her success.
  6. The government's policies were perniciously discriminatory, creating an atmosphere of fear and inequality.
  7. The polluted river perniciously poisoned the ecosystem, killing fish and harming wildlife.
  8. The misinformation campaign perniciously undermined trust in institutions and sowed division in society.
  9. The virus perniciously mutated, becoming more resistant to treatment and increasing its virulence.
  10. The pernicious influence of social media perniciously distorted our perception of reality and promoted unhealthy comparisons.

FAQs About the word perniciously

in a harmfully insidious manner, in a noxiously baneful way

adverse, dangerous,harmful, damaging, detrimental, poisonous, destructive, nocuous, infectious, wicked

safe, harmless, innocuous, good, inoffensive, useful, innocent, benign, favorable, advantageous

The pernicious rumor spread like wildfire, destroying reputations and causing widespread distress.

The weather was perniciously cold, biting at exposed skin and freezing the ground beneath.

His mind was perniciously infected by the propaganda, making him susceptible to dangerous ideologies.

The disease was perniciously contagious, claiming numerous lives in a matter of days.