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- deleterious
deleterious
Definition:
having a harmful effect
Synonym:
destructive
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del·e·te·ri·ous
(d
l
-tîr
-
s)
adj.
Having a harmful effect; injurious:
the deleterious effects of smoking.
[From Greek
d
l
t
rios
, from
d
l
t
r
,
destroyer
, from
d
leisthai
,
to harm
].
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
del
e·te
ri·ous·ly
adv.
del
e·te
ri·ous·ness
n.
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