Both Uses of
pernicious
in
The Portrait of a Lady
- He knew how good he was, and if such a fallacy had not been so pernicious he could have laughed at it.†
Chpt 37 *
- Ah yes, there had been intention, there had been intention, Isabel said to herself; and she seemed to wake from a long pernicious dream.†
Chpt 49
Definition:
harmful or something spreading harm -- especially in a gradual or subtle way