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    [Adjective]  | "del*e*te*ri*ous" | \ ˌde-lə-ˈtir-ē-əs \


    1: harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way


    Origin: 1587 ;

     Greek dēlētērios, from dēleisthai to hurt;

    [Adjective]  | "deleterious" 


    1: causing or capable of causing harm;


      * e.g., " ... nicotine has long been recognized as a deleterious substance "





     [ "deleterious" ]

    1: adjective 1 - having a harmful effect, eg to health 2 - the panicky paranoid state of mind which inspires one to go through old emails, texts, etc, deleting anything which may be vaguely incriminating

      * e.g.,  ... I found my girlfriend going through my phone, but it's ok cos I got a bit deleterious last week and wiped those drunk text messages to my ex from my outbox 

     [ "deleterious" ]

    1: Causing harm or damage.

      * e.g.,  ... Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children. 

     [ "Deletery" ]

    1: (Del-a-TARY) The fucking sweetest metal band.....ever

      * e.g.,  ... oh shit! is that deletery? 

     [ "Deleterious" ]

    1: Dry or Difficult Material impossible to compact.

      * e.g.,  ... As I was compacting the material it was Deleterious and it refused to harden and became just a mess. 

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