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What does deleterious mean?

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Adjective
  1. Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way.
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Any move is likely to have a deleterious effect on their health and will certainly adversely affect the quality of their life.
A healthy person can consume a large quantity of water without any deleterious effect.
In fact, the war itself would have had a deleterious effect on tourism, one would have thought.
Actions taken because of the fear of this older future are already having deleterious effects for lots of older people.
We should vigorously oppose such a show, which can only have a deleterious effect on the moral and spiritual climate of our city.
Some deleterious effects ascribed to lead may include contributions from other metals.

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