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baneful

[ beyn-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. a baneful superstition.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Archaic. deadly; poisonous:

    baneful herbs.



baneful

/ ˈ²ú±ðɪ²ÔŽÚʊ±ô /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    destructive, poisonous, or fatal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú²¹²Ô±ðŽÚ³Ü±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²ú²¹²Ô±ðŽÚ³Ü±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú²¹²Ô±ðf³Ü±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²ú²¹²Ô±ðf³Ü±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of baneful1

First recorded in 1570–80; bane + -ful
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Example Sentences

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He set out to shame that baneful narrative.

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“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.”

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The impact these soldiers had on the South was baneful.

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Washington sternly warned against the “baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his farewell address.

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Ferguson’s “baneful effects lasted longer than any other civil rights decision in American history.”

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