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Webster 1913 Edition
Deleterious
Delˊe-te′ri-ous
,Adj.
[LL.
deleterius
noxious, Gr. δηλητήριος
, fr. δηλεῖσθαι
to hurt, damage; prob. akin to L. delere
to destroy.] Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious;
– as, a
deleterious
plant or quality; a deleterious
example. Delˊe-te′ri-ous-ly
, adv.
Delˊe-te′ri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deleterious
DELETERIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Having the quality of destroying, or extinguishing life; destructive;poisonous; as a deleterious plant or quality.2.
Injurious; pernicious.Definition 2025
deleterious
deleterious
English
Adjective
deleterious (comparative more deleterious, superlative most deleterious)
- harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter – Chapter XV:
- Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter – Chapter XV:
Synonyms
- (harmful): destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; see also Wikisaurus:harmful
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Translations
harmful