deleterious
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Reply to Dr. Mott's Article in Scientific American of November 16, entitled "Deleterious Use of Alum in Baking Powder." by w. p. clotworthy, baltimore, md.
Deleterious Practice of allowing Children to eat at short Intervals.
From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther
Deleterious, del-e-tē′ri-us, adj. tending to destroy life: hurtful or destructive: poisonous.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Deleterious indeed, Gerald! wherever did you pick up such a fine word?
From Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral by Anonymous
I ain't got the least idea what that means," said Toby, "but anyway it's the Churchwarden's voice, whether he calls himself Thomas the Inferior or Daniel the Deleterious.
From The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure by Bowen, William
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