Dĕl'e-tĕr'y1, a.
a. [L. Lat. deleterius; Fr. délétère. See supra.] Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] “Delet'ery medicines.” Hudibras.
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Deletery
Dĕl’e-tēr’y2, n.
n. That which deletes or destroys; means of destruction. [Obs.] “The only deletery of heretics.” “A direct deletery to sin.” Bp. Taylor.