Definition of deleterious Deleterious
/dɛˌlʌtɪˈɹiʌs/ - [delutireeus] - del•e•te•ri•ous
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What does deleterious mean?
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Wiktionary 
- deleterious (Adjective)
Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deleterious (a.)
Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deleterious
del-e-tē′ri-us, adj. tending to destroy life: hurtful or destructive: poisonous.—adv. Deletē′riously.—n. Deletē′riousness. [Gr. dēlētērios, hurtful—deleisthai, to hurt.]
