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Discover LudwigThe phrase "especially pernicious" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe something that is particularly harmful or damaging, often in a subtle or insidious way. Example: "The spread of misinformation can be especially pernicious, as it undermines trust in legitimate sources."
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"But it will give the public information regarding one especially pernicious weapon used in modern campaigns".
It quickly became customary to speak of simony as a heresy, and some reformers saw its influence as especially pernicious.
In the United States, efforts at securing more "heavy users" are especially pernicious when directed at Latino communities.
It is especially pernicious to grow plants from sterile seeds, already robbed of their reproductive potential, patented and appropriated by profit-driven enterprises.
It's not an especially pernicious form of sexism, and I'm sure it's unintentional – but it's still sexism... It's 2015, not 1915".
Cutbacks in hours and pay are especially pernicious because for most of the Bush years, wage growth has lagged behind worker productivity and prices.
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But Mr. Nasr writes that the ones between what he describes as politically minded aides at the White House and the State Department were particularly pernicious, especially since they centered on decisions about an Afghan conflict that Mr. Obama once called a "war of necessity".
Studies have suggested a close association among socioeconomic status, malnutrition and infectious diseases, especially pneumonia, leading to a cycle particularly pernicious for vulnerable children.
That message is particularly pernicious.
Cyberbullying can be particularly pernicious.
Methane is a particularly pernicious greenhouse gas.
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