baneful

[ beyn-fuhl ]

/ ˈbeɪn fəl /

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adjective

destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition.

deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.

Words nearby baneful

bandy-bandy, bandy-legged, bandywallop, bane, baneberry, baneful, banerjea, banff, banff national park, banffshire, bang

Origin of baneful

First recorded in 1570–80; bane + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR baneful

harmful, noxious; venomous, toxic.

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OTHER WORDS FROM baneful

bane·ful·ly, adverbbane·ful·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baneful

baleful baneful

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Examples from the Web for baneful

It is in fact the healing caduceus as well as the baneful thunder-weapon.
The Evolution of the Dragon|G. Elliot Smith
Disguise it as I may, I cannot but believe my mother to be under some baneful influence.
The Lancashire Witches|William Harrison Ainsworth
He dreamt he was in China again and had fallen into the hands of that baneful society, the "Cheerful Hearts."
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
It is remarkable how unequally these baneful visitations affect the different races of the inhabitants.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

Before long the government will pass laws on this baneful, shameful, quack advertising.
Evening Round Up|William Crosbie Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for baneful

baneful

/ (ˈbeɪnfʊl) /

adjective

archaic destructive, poisonous, or fatal

Derived forms of baneful

banefully, adverbbanefulness, noun

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baneful

adjective

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Origin of baneful

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British Dictionary definitions for baneful

adjective

Derived forms of baneful