Category:Deleterious

Del`e*te"ri*ous, a. Etym: [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. delere to destroy.]

Defn: 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.