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deleterious

/ˌdɛ.ləˈtɪɹ.i.əs/

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What does deleterious mean?

adjective

  1. Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
  2. 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?
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
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.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
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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.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273
Gillilam a mentions a case that shows the deleterious influence of even the weight of a fetal limb resting on a cord or band.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747