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deleterious
[ del-i-teer-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- injurious to health:
deleterious gases.
- harmful; injurious:
deleterious influences.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
deleterious
/ ˌɛɪˈɪəɪə /
adjective
- harmful; injurious; hurtful
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٱdzܲ, adverb
- ˌˈٱdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- e·ٱ۾·dzܲ· adverb
- e·ٱ۾·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzd··ٱ۾·dzܲ adjective
- ԴDzd··ٱ۾·dzܲ·ly adverb
- ԴDzd··ٱ۾·dzܲ·ness noun
- ܲd··ٱ۾·dzܲ adjective
- ܲd··ٱ۾·dzܲ·ly adverb
- ܲd··ٱ۾·dzܲ·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Example Sentences
The proposed change comes amid a flurry of actions by the Trump administration to push for more development and resource extraction on public lands, which conservationists believe will harm wildlife, among other deleterious effects.
There is no evidence or reason to suggest Hamilton's age will have a deleterious effect on him.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are to assist many average people, but these efforts have been demonized and portrayed as deleterious to society mostly by adversely affecting white, Christian men.
made that episode particularly deleterious, however, was not that we had too much regulation but too little; that laissez-faire ethos is rooted in the importance of land ownership, a central basis of American capitalism.
“If they make certain statements that could have a very deleterious effect or be very disruptive in the class, then the district may have some ability to engage in discipline,” Eliasberg said.
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