All 3 Uses of
pernicious
in
Measure for Measure
- And most pernicious purpose!
Scene 2.4 *pernicious = harmful
- I went To this pernicious caitiff deputy.†
Scene 5.1
- — Thou foolish friar, and thou pernicious woman, Compact with her that's gone, thinkst thou thy oaths, Though they would swear down each particular saint, Were testimonies against his worth and credit, That's seal'd in approbation?†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
harmful or something spreading harm -- especially in a gradual or subtle way