perniciously

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More perniciously, though, it is absurd because Hollywood remains one of the country's most conservative institutions for gay people.

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  1. In a pernicious or hurtful manner; destructively; with ruinous tendency or effect.
  2. Maliciously; malignantly. All the commons Hate him perniciously. Shak., Hen. VIII., ii. 1. 50.

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  • A few days ago, Israel trotted out only an infinitesimally more credible excuse -- the Hamas rockets case -- as justification for its own murderous shock and awe in Gaza, a long-planned campaign perniciously aimed at ousting a "regime" that came to power via popular, democratic vote. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • A few days ago, Israel trotted out only an infinitesimally more credible excuse - the Hamas rockets case - as justification for its own murderous shock and awe in Gaza, a long-planned campaign perniciously aimed at ousting a 'regime' that came to power via popular, democratic vote. —  News Dissector Blog
  • A few days ago, Israel trotted out only an infinitesimally more credible excuse -- the Hamas rockets case -- as justification for its own murderous shock and awe in Gaza, a long-planned campaign perniciously aimed at ousting a —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Also perniciously termed a 'legal right' as some prefer, often dropping the 'legal' qualifier to insinuate it has equivalent standing to a natural right (which now tends to need such qualification given contemporary abuse of 'right' in place of 'privilege'). —  p2pnet news
  • More perniciously, though, it is absurd because Hollywood remains one of the country's most conservative institutions for gay people. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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