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deteriorative, a.|dɪˈtɪərɪərətɪv|
[f. L. dēteriōrāt-, ppl. stem of dēteriōrāre (see above) + -ive.]
Causing or tending to deterioration.
1800Bentham Wks. (1838–43) X. 346 The deteriorative expedient of removal of moisture by heat. 1808G. Edwards Pract. Plan ii. 13 Pretended plans of improvement..which are actually ruinous, or deteriorative. 1879Richardson in Nature 23 Oct. 618/2 The whole course of life had undergone a deteriorative change. |