- 1. a. Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. Source: opted
- 2. adj. harmful to living things Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 s. harmful to living things Source: ecdict
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