Meaning of DELETERIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `deli'teereeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" |
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| | Synonyms: | | harmful, hurtful, injurious |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Del`e*te"ri*ous\, a. [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr.
dhlhth`rios, fr. dhlei^sqai to hurt, damage; prob. akin to L.
delere to destroy.]
Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious
plant or quality; a deleterious example. --
{Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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| | Definition: | | Harmful. |
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| | Related Terms: | | baleful, baneful, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, damaging, deadly, destroying, destructive, detrimental, disadvantageous, disserviceable, distressing, harmful, hurtful, injurious, lethal, malefic, malevolent, malign, malignant, mischievous, noisome, noxious, ominous, pernicious, poisonous, prejudicial, ruining, ruinous, scatheful, toxic, unadvantageous, unfavorable, unprofitable, unrewarding, useless, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, vicious, virulent, worthless |
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