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banefully adverb uk /ˈbeɪn.fəl.i/ us /ˈbeɪn.fəl.i/ in a way that causes harm or trouble: In an era of banefully corrosive politics, it is hard to put forth positive ideas or solutions for the fear that they will be grossly distorted and attacked. Because of a banefully careless accusation, the four boys were arrested for the crime they did not commit. The group was accused of banefully arranging a scam that targeted unwitting pensioners in an attempt to defraud them of their life savings. Some people spend their days trolling comment sections online, looking for ways to banefully disrupt a constructive discussion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Dangers and threats balefully baneful black spot brinkmanship hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously hazmat on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously peril someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome |