deleterious (redirected from deleteriousness)

del·e·te·ri·ous  (dl-tîr-s)

adj.

Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.

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[From Greek dltrios, from dltr, destroyer, from dleisthai, to harm.]

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dele·teri·ous·ly adv.

dele·teri·ous·ness n.

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deleterious [del-lit-eer-ee-uss]

Adjective

Formal harmful or injurious [Greek dēlētērios]

Thesaurus

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"