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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del·e·te·ri·ous (dĕl'ĭ-tîr'ē-əs) ![]() |
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.
[From Greek dēlētērios, from dēlētēr, destroyer, from dēleisthai, to harm.]
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adjective
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skadelig
Français (French)
adj. - nuisible à la (santé)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schädlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανθυγιεινός, βλαβερός, επιβλαβής
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مؤذ, ضار بالصحه
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