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Deleterious

Deleterious

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

Origin: LL. Deleterius noxious, gr, fr. To hurt, damage; prob. Akin to L. Delere to destroy.


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