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deleterious

 
Dictionary: del·e·te·ri·ous   (dĕl'ĭ-tîr'ē-əs) pronunciation
 
adj.

Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.

[From Greek dēlētērios, from dēlētēr, destroyer, from dēleisthai, to harm.]

deleteriously del'e·te'ri·ous·ly adv.
deleteriousness del'e·te'ri·ous·ness n.
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Antonyms: deleterious
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adj

Definition: harmful, damaging
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, helpful


 
Veterinary Dictionary: deleterious
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Injurious; harmful.

 
Word Tutor: deleterious
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Harmful. Also: hurtful, morally or physically.

pronunciation Using steroids can be deleterious to your health.

 
Translations: Deleterious
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skadelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schadelijk

Français (French)
adj. - nuisible à la (santé)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schädlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανθυγιεινός, βλαβερός, επιβλαβής

Italiano (Italian)
deleterio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - deletério

Русский (Russian)
вредный, опасный для здоровья

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nocivo, perjudicial, injurioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skadlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有害于, 有毒的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有害於, 有毒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유해한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有害な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤذ, ضار بالصحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזיק‬


 
 

 

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