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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
Other Word Forms
- deleteriously adverb
- deleteriousness noun
- nondeleterious adjective
- nondeleteriously adverb
- nondeleteriousness noun
- undeleterious adjective
- undeleteriously adverb
- undeleteriousness noun
- ˌˈٱdzܲ adverb
- ˌˈٱdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Example Sentences
This duality of the natural and spiritual world is not wholly unique to radical Protestantism, but it has certainly showed up in a variety of deleterious ways.
When an amoral American president is proudly tanking his country’s international reputation, a centrist American pope’s rebuke could be politically deleterious.
Reviewing a novel that relies on reveals for much of its tension can be difficult, as it would be unfair and deleterious to the reading experience to say too much about the twists and turns.
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.
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