Baneful
Baneful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the incredibly baneful effect that drug dealing has on so many inner-city neighborhoods
Evil is a synonym for baneful in character trait topic. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Baneful", when it comes to topics like malevolent, ruinous.
Nearby Word: bane
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Turns out said organization is evil, and she tagged along so that when Aya defeated the villain that had kidnapped Saki, Reiko could eat her heart and gain Baneful Blood powers.
Source: The Mole / Video Games
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