BANEFUL


Meaning of BANEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbān-fəl ]

adjective

Date: 1579

1. : productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful

a baneful influence

2. archaic : poisonous

Synonyms: see pernicious

• bane·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.