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deleterious

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del·e·te·ri·ous  (dl-tîr-s)
adj.
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.
[From Greek dltrios, from dltr, destroyer, from dleisthai, to harm.]
dele·teri·ous·ly adv.
dele·teri·ous·ness n.
deleterious [del-lit-eer-ee-uss]
Adjective
Formal harmful or injurious [Greek dēlētērios]
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Adj.1.deleterious - harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
injurious, hurtful
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
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Or might it suffice him that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
During the last twelve hours the atmosphere of the projectile had become charged with this deleterious gas.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The Captain continued that deleterious amusement of smoking, long after the inn and the street were gone to bed.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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