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perniciously

per·ni·ciously

uncommon

adverb

1.

in a harmfully insidious manner

  • “these drugs act insidiously”
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2.

in a noxiously baneful way

  • “this banefully poisoned climate”
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Origin

From pernicious + -ly.

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