The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deleterious \Del`e*te"ri*ous\,
[LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. dhlhth`rios, fr. dhlei^sqai to hurt, damage; pro
akin to L. delere to destroy.] Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
Usage examples of "deleteriously".
A dose of hydrocyanic acid, administered per ora to the most sagacious woman imaginable, affects her just as swiftly and just as deleteriously as it affects a tragedian, a crossing-sweeper, or an ambassador to the Court of St.
Being rejected sent him into a glum frame of mind that deleteriously affected his already marginal performance on the basketball court.
You pointed out that I was deleteriously affected, and you were, and the guard was, and always when Marlene was in any way opposed.
After all, it was her short lifetime which made it possible for her to live with me without deleteriously affecting Reality.