American English pronunciation
How to pronounce pernicious
IPA transcription: [pɚ'nɪʃəs]
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Adjective
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exceedingly harmful
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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
“glaucoma is an insidious disease”
“a subtle poison”
Usage examples
- In most countries, intramuscular injections of vitamin B are used to treat pernicious anemia.
- Weakened by pernicious anaemia, Marble died at a hospital in Palm Springs, California.