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baneful

/beyn-fuhl/US // ˈbeɪn fəl //UK // (ˈbeɪnfʊl) //

可恶,可恶的,可憎的,可憎

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : destructive; pernicious: a baneful superstition.
    • : deadly; poisonous: baneful herbs.

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Examples

  • He made some commonplace observation upon the baneful effect of the night air at the season.

  • It depresses the humble sufferer from its baneful effects; it irritates the passions of the unamiable.

  • That it was admirable as an organisation only shows it in a more baneful light, since it was used to crush out all progress.

  • Dangerfield had found a few hours rest in the morning, a rest broken by scurrying, baneful dreams.

  • Those which fell from the eyes of the evil gods produced poisonous plants and various baneful animals.