Meaning of perniciosus | Babel Free
[pɛr.nɪ.kiˈoː.sʊs]Definitions
destructive, ruinous, baleful, pernicious
adjective, declension-1, declension-2
Equivalents
Examples
“Fuit, fuit ista quondam in hāc rē pūblica virtūs, ut virī fortēs ācriōribus suppliciīs cīvem perniciōsum quam acerbissimum hostem coercērent. There was — there was once in this republic such virtue, with the result that brave men would restrain a destructive citizen with harsher punishments than a most bitter enemy. (Fuit, fuit exemplifies anadiplosis.)”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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