délétère

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrios).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.le.tɛʁ/
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Homophone: délétères

Adjective

délétère (plural délétères)

(literary) hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive, toxic
(literary) harmful to situations or relations; injurious, damaging

Descendants

→ Romanian: deleter

Further reading

“délétère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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