Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
- 2adjective
harmful to living things
"deleterious chemical additives"
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