deleterious

deleterious is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
2. adjective. harmful to living things

   "deleterious chemical additives"

   Synonyms: hurtful, injurious

Synonyms

hurtful, injurious

Common word forms

deleteriously, deleteriousness

Words from these letters

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