- Deletery
- Deletery Del"e*ter*y, n.
That which destroys. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Deletery
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Deletery — Del e*ter*y, a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F. d[ e]l[ e]t[ e]re.] Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] Deletery medicines. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deletery — I. adjective Etymology: Greek dēlētērios obsolete : deleterious, poisonous II. noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin o … Useful english dictionary
