'Deleterious' definitions:
Definition of 'deleterious'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Deleterious'
From: GCIDE
- Deleterious \Del`e*te"ri*ous\, a. [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. dhlhth`rios, fr. dhlei^sqai to hurt, damage; prob. akin to L. delere to destroy.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deleterious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baleful,
- baneful,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counterproductive,
- damaging,
- deadly,
- destroying,
- destructive,
- detrimental,
- disadvantageous,
- disserviceable,
- distressing,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mischievous,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- ruining,
- ruinous,
- scatheful,
- toxic,
- unadvantageous,
- unfavorable,
- unprofitable,
- unrewarding,
- useless,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- virulent,
- worthless