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pernicious

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Pernicious is harm that keeps working. The man in the drawing has a beautiful moth on one finger and a beautiful black coat on his back, and he spends the whole clip admiring the first while it eats the second down to rags. He never stops smiling at it. That is the word exactly: quietly destructive, given time, and often admired by the person it is destroying. The Latin is per, thoroughly, and nex, death — it started that strong and has kept the strength. Reach for it when the damage is deep and slow: a pernicious rumour, a pernicious habit, a pernicious little clause. Its neighbour insidious describes the sneaking; pernicious describes the ruin.

Pernicious es el daño que sigue trabajando. El hombre del dibujo tiene una polilla preciosa en el dedo y un abrigo negro precioso, y se pasa el clip entero admirando la una mientras se le come el otro hasta dejarlo harapos. No deja de sonreír. Del latín per, a fondo, y nex, muerte. Su vecina insidious describe el sigilo; pernicious, la ruina.

Pernicious é o dano que continua trabalhando. O homem do desenho tem uma mariposa linda no dedo e um casaco preto lindo nas costas, e passa o clipe inteiro admirando uma enquanto ela come o outro até virar trapos. Ele não para de sorrir. Do latim per, a fundo, e nex, morte. A vizinha insidious descreve o disfarce; pernicious, a ruína.

Pernicious, c'est le mal qui continue de travailler. L'homme du dessin a un joli papillon de nuit sur le doigt et un beau manteau noir sur le dos, et il passe tout le clip à admirer l'un pendant qu'il dévore l'autre jusqu'aux haillons. Il sourit sans arrêt. Du latin per, à fond, et nex, la mort. Insidious dit la discrétion ; pernicious dit la ruine.

Pernicious adalah kerusakan yang terus bekerja. Lelaki di gambar memegang ngengat cantik di jarinya dan memakai mantel hitam yang bagus, lalu sepanjang klip ia mengagumi yang satu sementara yang lain dimakan sampai jadi kain rombeng. Ia tak berhenti tersenyum. Dari Latin per, tuntas, dan nex, kematian. Insidious soal mengendapnya; pernicious soal kehancurannya.

Pernicious, çalışmayı sürdüren zarardır. Resimdeki adamın parmağında güzel bir güve, sırtında güzel siyah bir palto var; klip boyunca birini hayranlıkla seyrederken öteki paçavraya dönüyor. Gülümsemeyi hiç bırakmıyor. Latince per (baştan başa) ve nex (ölüm). Insidious sinsiliği anlatır; pernicious yıkımı.

pernicious とは、働き続ける害のことです。絵の男は指に美しい蛾をとまらせ、背には美しい黒いコートを着ています。彼はクリップのあいだじゅう蛾に見とれ、その蛾はコートをぼろ布になるまで食べ尽くす。彼は笑うのをやめません。ラテン語の per(徹底的に)と nex(死)から。insidious は忍び寄り方を、pernicious は破壊のほうを語ります。

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    adjective

    causing serious harm, gradually

    A pernicious habit that took ten years to show itself.

  2. 02

    adjective

    of an idea, harmful and widely believed

    The most pernicious myths are always the comfortable ones.

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