Deleterious
[,delɪ'tɪərɪəs] or ['dɛlə'tɪrɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) harmful to living things; 'deleterious chemical additives' .
Editor: Simon--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious.[2]. Injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Destructive, noxious, injurious, poisonous, pernicious
ANT:Wholesome, nutritious, esculent, conservative, beneficial
Editor: Tracy
Definition
adj. tending to destroy life: hurtful or destructive: poisonous.—adv. Deletē′riously.—n. Deletē′riousness.
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Examples
- The paints are deleterious, child. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The advantages of this process are that the fruit juices will remain sweet indefinitely, will not ferment, and are free from all deleterious matter. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The Captain continued that deleterious amusement of smoking, long after the inn and the street were gone to bed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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