délétère
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrĭos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
délétère (plural délétères)
- (literary) hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive, toxic
- (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.