- deletery
- I. adjective
Etymology: Greek dēlētēriosII. noun (-es)Etymology: Medieval Latin or Greek; Medieval Latin deleterium, from Greek dēlētērion, from neuter of dēlētērios
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
deletery
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Deletery — Del e*ter*y, a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F. d[ e]l[ e]t[ e]re.] Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] Deletery medicines. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deletery — Del e*ter*y, n. That which destroys. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
