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perniciosus.

destructive, ruinous, baleful, pernicious

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[pɛr.nɪ.kiˈoː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[per.ni.t͡ʃiˈɔː.s̬us]
  1. destructive, ruinous, baleful, pernicious

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
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From perniciēs + -ōsus.

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