deleterious

  • 31deleterious — del•e•te•ri•ous [[t]ˌdɛl ɪˈtɪər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) injurious to health 2) harmful; injurious • Etymology: 1635–45; < Gk dēlētḗrios destructive, adj. der. of dēlētḗr destroyer =dēlē , var. s. of dēleîsthai to hurt, injure + tēr agent suffix; see …

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  • 32deleterious — /dɛləˈtɪəriəs / (say deluh tearreeuhs) adjective 1. injurious to health. 2. hurtful; harmful; injurious. {New Latin dēlētērius, from Greek dēlētērios} –deleteriously, adverb –deleteriousness, noun …

  • 33deleterious —   a. harmful …

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  • 34deleterious — /debtiriyas/ Hurtful, morally or physically; injurious, as influence; poisonous; unwholesome …

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  • 35deleterious — /debtiriyas/ Hurtful, morally or physically; injurious, as influence; poisonous; unwholesome …

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  • 36deleterious — adj. harmful (to the mind or body). Derivatives: deleteriously adv. Etymology: med.L deleterius f. Gk deleterios noxious …

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  • 37not deleterious — index nontoxic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38Deleteriously — 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.… …

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  • 39Deleteriousness — 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.… …

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  • 40deleteriously — deleterious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing harm or damage. DERIVATIVES deleteriously adverb. ORIGIN Greek d l t rios noxious …

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