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Definition
harmful or something spreading harm — especially in a gradual or subtle way
- O most pernicious woman!1.5 — Act 1 Scene 5 — A more remote part of the Castle (53% in)
pernicious = harmful (evil)
There are no more uses of "pernicious" in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
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