baneful
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bane·ful
(bān'fəl) 
adj.
Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful. See Usage Note at baleful.
banefully bane'ful·ly adv.
adj.
Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful. See Usage Note at baleful.
banefully bane'ful·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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baneful
adjective
- Extremely destructive or harmful: deadly, malignant, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, pestilential, virulent. See help/harm/harmless.
- Portending future disaster: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, dire, direful, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave, hellfire, ominous, portentous, unlucky. See luck/misfortune/chance, warn/invite.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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baneful
adj
Definition: ruinous, injurious
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial, beneficent, fortunate, helpful, lucky
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baneful
IN BRIEF: Causing harm or ruin; destructive.
The forest fire had baneful consequences on the deer population.
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