pernicious

a. பொல்லாத, பெருங்கேடு பயக்கவல்ல, அழிவுண்டாக்கக்கூடிய, சாவுக்கேதுவான.

Synonyms

hurtful harmful noxious deleterious detrimental destructive deadly injurious baneful

Antonyms

beneficial wholesome innocuous undetrimental innocent salutary

Per*ni"cious, a. Etym: [L. pernix, -icis.] Defn: Quick; swift (to burn). [R.] Milton. Per*ni"cious, a. Etym: [L. perniciosus, from pernicies destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per + necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance, Necromancy.] 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.

pernicious - Similar Words

phenicious phoenicious pernicion ericius pervicacious pertinacious vermicious periculous perfidious capricious