délétère
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrios).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.le.tɛʁ/
Audio (file) - Homophone: délétères
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.