What does the word deleterious mean?
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Deleterius, Perniciosus, ( F.) Deletere, Pernicieux, from 'I injure.' That which produces destructive disorder in the exercise and harmony of the functions.
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Injurious, noxious, harmful.
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Usage examples for deleterious
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This is of two sorts; one of them possessing deleterious qualities, which obliges them to slice and macerate it in water a night before they bake and eat it. – A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
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Private stills have supplied spirits more than usually deleterious; and the revenue has shown a decline. – The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) by John West
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That was why he would not sell his birthright for a mess of stringy venison, and the deleterious whisky sold at the settlement, which seemed to him a most unfair price. – A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss
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