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Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.

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  1. a. Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
  2. adj. harmful to living things
  3. Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
  4. Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleteriousplant or quality; a deleterious example.-- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv.-- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s. harmful to living things