Annihilatory and Pernicious

Annihilatory

Annihilatory adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Usage example: the annihilatory power of atomic bombs

Pernicious and annihilatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pernicious" instead an adjective "Annihilatory".

Pernicious

Pernicious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Annihilatory and pernicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Annihilatory" instead an adjective "Pernicious".

Nearby Word: perniciously
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