deleterio

See also: deletério

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French délétère, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος (dēlētḗrios, “noxious, deleterious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.leˈtɛ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrjo
• Hyphenation: de‧le‧tè‧rio

Adjective

deleterio (feminine deleteria, masculine plural deleteri, feminine plural deleterie)

1. toxic
2. harmful, dangerous
3. damaging, deleterious

Derived terms

• deleteriamente

Further reading

• deleterio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• deleterio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• deleterio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• deletèrio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• deletèrio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana