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)

1. (literary) hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive, toxic
2. (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.