Synonyms & related words for perniciously

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Words related to perniciously

Explore words related to perniciously — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include insidiously, malignantly, pernicious, noxiously, harmfully, balefully, malignly, malevolently. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does perniciously come from?

The word perniciously breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: per-, from Latin per (“utterly”); and -nic, from Latin nex (“death, killing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.