baneful
Americanadjective
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a baneful superstition.
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Archaic. deadly; poisonous.
baneful herbs.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- banefully adverb
- banefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of baneful
Example Sentences
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He set out to shame that baneful narrative.
From Washington Post
“I believe,” concluded Scott, “if Congress should at any time be of the opinion that a state of slavery was a quality inadmissible in America, they would not be barred...of prohibiting this baneful quality.”
From Literature
The impact these soldiers had on the South was baneful.
From New York Times
Washington sternly warned against the “baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his farewell address.
From New York Times
Ferguson’s “baneful effects lasted longer than any other civil rights decision in American history.”
From New York Times
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