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perniciously

adverb

In a noxiously baneful way

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Word length
12
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
19

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adverb

  1. In a noxiously baneful way

    “This banefully poisoned climate”

adverb

  1. In a harmfully insidious manner

    “These drugs act insidiously”

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This banefully poisoned climate
These drugs act insidiously

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