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deleterious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deleterious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deleterious [ a.]
- Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.

Meaning of 'deleterious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deleterious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- harmful to living things
Example in sentence:
  • deleterious chemical additives

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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