délétère
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrios).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
délétère (plural délétères)
- (literary) hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive, toxic
- (literary) harmful to situations or relations; injurious, damaging
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: deleter
Further reading edit
- “délétère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.