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bane·ful    Audio Help   [beyn-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition.
2.deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.
[Origin: 1570–80; bane + -ful]

—Related forms
bane·ful·ly, adverb
bane·ful·ness, noun

—Synonyms harmful, noxious; venomous, toxic.
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bane·ful    Audio Help   (bān'fəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful. See Usage Note at baleful.

bane'ful·ly adv.
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baneful

adjective
1. exceedingly harmful 
2. deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" [syn: baleful] 

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Baneful

Bane"ful\, a. Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious. "Baneful hemlock." --Garth. "Baneful wrath." --Chapman. -- Bane"ful*ly, adv. --Bane"ful*ness, n.
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