Knowledge

/

ArcaMax

Today's Word "Pernicious"

Causing great harm on

Published in Vocabulary

pernicious \pur-NISH-uhs\ (adjective) - Causing great harm; deadly; wicked.

"After his visit to management's floor, Dave came to the conclusion that the bulk of them were the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the Earth."

 

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin perniciosus, from pernicies (complete destruction), from per- (thoroughly) + nici-, from nex (destruction).


 

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus

 

Related Channels

Danny Seo

EcoTips

By Danny Seo
Rob Kyff

The Word Guy

By Rob Kyff

Comics

Rugrats Barney & Clyde Breaking Cat News Margolis and Cox Loose Parts John Deering