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deleterious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deleterious \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deleterious adj : having adverse effect on living things "noxious chemical wastes" [syn: {hurtful}, {injurious}, {noxious}]
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