deletery

1 of 2

adjective

obsolete

: deleterious, poisonous

deletery

2 of 2

noun

plural -es

1

obsolete : something deleterious or poisonous

2

obsolete : antidote

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek dēlētērios

Noun

Medieval Latin or Greek; Medieval Latin deleterium, from Greek dēlētērion, from neuter of dēlētērios

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