What does deletorious mean?
Deletorious means (now proscribed) Alternative spelling of deleterious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(now proscribed) Alternative spelling of deleterious..
And no maruell. For, the leaues of Boxe be deletorious, poiſonous, deadlie, and to the bodie of man very noiſome, dangerous and peſtilent[…]
[…]of which there are various kinds, all of them of a deletorious quality, ſome in a greater and others in a leſſer degree[…]
Mutations are mostly deletorious and recessive and carried by heterozygous individuals. So most of them are of no practical value since mutants are unable to compete with the wild type.
Use deletorious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deletorious means (now proscribed) Alternative spelling of deleterious..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And no maruell. For, the leaues of Boxe be deletorious, poiſonous, deadlie, and to the bodie of man very noiſome, dangerous and peſtilent[…]
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