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perniciousness

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per·ni·cious  (pr-nshs)
adj.
1.
a. Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly: a pernicious virus.
b. Causing great harm; destructive: pernicious rumors.
2. Archaic Evil; wicked.
[Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin pernicisus, from pernicis, destruction : per-, per- + nex, nec-, violent death; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]
per·nicious·ly adv.
per·nicious·ness n.
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Noun1.perniciousness - grave harmfulness or deadlinessperniciousness - grave harmfulness or deadliness      
toxicity
unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you
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