Deleteriousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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