Pernicious
Pronunciation : Per*ni"cious
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. pernix, -icis.]
Definition : Defn: Quick; swift (to burn). [R.] Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Per*ni"cious
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. perniciosus, from pernicies destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per + necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance, Necromancy.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Syn. -- Destructive; ruinous; deadly; noxious; injurious; baneful; deleterious; hurtful; mischievous. -- Per*ni"cious*ly, adv., -- Per*ni"cious*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913