You are seeing it in the Congress of the United States. Nasty wrangling and gridlock, far from the national interest.
Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.
George Washington in his Farewell Address
Arsenic is baneful because it doesnt have a place in the human body!
baneful
You could be banished for asking questions like that! "I banish you to Australia!", said the magistrate to the convicted murderer. "Please don't banish me from the playground", pleaded the boy.
President George Washington.
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warns that political parties can lead to the erosion of national unity and the rise of factionalism, which can distract and divide citizens from the common good. He argues that parties foster animosity and conflict, undermining the government's ability to function effectively. Washington also expresses concern that political factions can prioritize their interests over the welfare of the nation, leading to corruption and the manipulation of public opinion. Ultimately, he believes that the detrimental effects of parties can threaten the very foundations of democracy.
Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project., Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state., Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
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not actually a word but "toxical" Or it could be "envenom," a verb meaning to poison. Or maybe "arsenic" or "cyanide" which are poisons. or baneful, corrupt, hurtful, nocuous, noisome, peccant, and vicious
baneful, corrupting, dangerous, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fetid, foul, harmful, hurtful, insalubrious, insalutary, noisome, pernicious, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, putrid, sickly, spoiled, stinking, toxic, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome, venomous, virulent
current has five effects. 1. physical effects 2. xray effects 3. heating effects 4. chemical effects 5.magnetic effects.