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baneful

[ beyn-fuhl ]
/ ˈbeɪn fəl /
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adjective
destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition.
Archaic. deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.
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Origin of baneful

First recorded in 1570–80; bane + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM baneful

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baneful

baleful, baneful

Words nearby baneful

bandy-legged, bandy legs, Bandywallop, bane, baneberry, baneful, Banerjea, Banff, Banff National Park, Banffshire, bang
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Words related to baneful

baleful, calamitous, deadly, deleterious, destructive, disastrous, evil, fatal, harmful, hurtful, malefic, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, venomous, wicked

How to use baneful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for baneful

baneful
/ (ˈbeɪnfʊl) /
adjective
archaic destructive, poisonous, or fatal

Derived forms of baneful

banefully, adverbbanefulness, noun
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