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deleterious
/ˌdɛ.ləˈtɪɹ.i.əs/
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What does deleterious mean?
adjective
- Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- Having lower fitness.
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Or might it suffice him that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?
Though much less has been written or said concerning the interminable day, its effects are almost as deleterious upon the stranger as the prolonged night.
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Because of this interference with the normal circulation and distribution of the blood, uric acid produces many annoying and deleterious effects.
Gillilam a mentions a case that shows the deleterious influence of even the weight of a fetal limb resting on a cord or band.