perniciously

• Adverbe signifiant d'une manière qui cause un grand mal ou un grand préjudice, souvent de façon progressive ou cachée. Il qualifie des actions, influences ou effets destructeurs ou néfastes, parfois avec une nuance de perfidie.

An adverb meaning "in a way that causes great harm or damage, especially in a gradual or subtle manner." It is often used to describe actions, influences, or effects that are destructive or deadly, sometimes with a sense of insidiousness.

1. In a harmful or destructive mannerC2formal

   In a way that causes great harm or damage, often gradually or subtly.

   De manière nuisible

   • The rumor spread perniciously through the community, destroying reputations.
   • Perniciously, the invasive species outcompeted native plants for resources.
   • The ideology perniciously influenced the country's policies for decades.

   Synonymesdestructivelydetrimentallyharmfullyinjuriouslyinsidiouslynoxiously

   Antonymesbenignlyharmlessly