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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024del•e•te•ri•ous /ˌdɛlɪˈtɪriəs/USA pronunciation adj. - injurious to health;
harmful:the deleterious effects of the drug.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024del•e•te•ri•ous (del′i tēr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - injurious to health:deleterious gases.
- harmful;
injurious:deleterious influences.
- Greek dēlēté̄rios destructive, adjective, adjectival derivative of dēlēté̄r destroyer, equivalent. to dēlē- variant stem of dēleîsthai to hurt, injure + -tēr agent suffix + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ious
- 1635–45
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pernicious, hurtful, destructive; noxious.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beneficial.
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