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baneful

[ beyn-fuhl ]
/ ˈbeɪn fəl /
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adjective

destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition.
deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. bandy-bandy,
  2. bandy-legged,
  3. bandywallop,
  4. bane,
  5. baneberry,
  6. banefully,
  7. banerjea,
  8. banerjea, sir surendranath,
  9. banff,
  10. banff national park

Origin of baneful

First recorded in 1570–80; bane + -ful
Related formsbane·ful·ly, adverbbane·ful·ness, noun
Can be confusedbaleful baneful
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British Dictionary definitions for baneful

baneful

/ (ˈbeɪnfʊl) /

adjective

archaic destructive, poisonous, or fatal
Derived Formsbanefully, adverbbanefulness, noun
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