baneful

baneful

causing death or destruction: a baneful invasion; poisonous: baneful castor beans
Not to be confused with:baleful – malignant in intent; sinister; ominous; injurious; pernicious: His baleful actions were terrifying.

bane·ful

B0056800 (bān′fəl)adj.1. Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful. See Usage Note at baleful.2. Portending harm; ominous.

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bane′ful·ly adv.

baneful

(ˈbeɪnfʊl) adjarchaic destructive, poisonous, or fatal ˈbanefully adv ˈbanefulness n

bane•ful

(ˈbeɪn fəl)

adj. destructive, pernicious, or poisonous. [1570–80] bane′ful•ly, adv. bane′ful•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	baneful - exceedingly harmful pernicious, pestilent, deadlynoxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
	2.	baneful - deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"balefulmaleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect

baneful

adjective1. Extremely destructive or harmful:deadly, malignant, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, pestilential, virulent.2. Portending future disaster:apocalyptic, apocalyptical, dire, direful, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave, hellfire, ominous, portentous, unlucky.

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