Most doctors agree that smoking is a pernicious habit.
SYNONYM(S): noxious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
per|ni´cious|ly — per|ni|cious «puhr NIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. that will destroy or ruin; causing great harm or damage; injurious: »Most doctors agree that smoking is a pernicious habit. SYNONYM(S): noxious. 2. fatal; deadly. 3. wicked … Useful english dictionary
per|ni|cious — «puhr NIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. that will destroy or ruin; causing great harm or damage; injurious: »Most doctors agree that smoking is a pernicious habit. SYNONYM(S): noxious. 2. fatal; deadly. 3. wicked … Useful english dictionary
per´ti|na´cious|ness — per|ti|na|cious «PUR tuh NAY shuhs», adjective. 1. holding firmly to a purpose, action, or opinion; very persistent; resolute: »a pertinacious beggar. A bulldog is a pertinacious fighter. SYNONYM(S): determined, dogged, stubborn. 2. stubborn to… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
cious — an·dro·di·oe·cious; an·dro·mo·noe·cious; an·ti·per·ni·cious; as·tu·cious; atro·cious; atro·cious·ly; atro·cious·ness; au·da·cious·ly; au·da·cious·ness; aus·pi·cious; aus·pi·cious·ly; aus·pi·cious·ness; av·a·ri·cious; av·a·ri·cious·ly;… … English syllables
per´ti|na´cious|ly — per|ti|na|cious «PUR tuh NAY shuhs», adjective. 1. holding firmly to a purpose, action, or opinion; very persistent; resolute: »a pertinacious beggar. A bulldog is a pertinacious fighter. SYNONYM(S): determined, dogged, stubborn. 2. stubborn to… … Useful english dictionary
per|ti|na|cious — «PUR tuh NAY shuhs», adjective. 1. holding firmly to a purpose, action, or opinion; very persistent; resolute: »a pertinacious beggar. A bulldog is a pertinacious fighter. SYNONYM(S): determined, dogged, stubborn. 2. stubborn to excess; obstinate … Useful english dictionary
perniciousness — per·ni·cious·ness … English syllables
pernicious — per•ni•cious [[t]pərˈnɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous: a pernicious lie[/ex] 2) Obs. evil; wicked • Etymology: 1515–25; < L perniciōsus ruinous =pernici(ēs) ruin (per per + nici , comb. form of nex death, murder (s.… … From formal English to slang
