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drpaladin

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It would be deleterious to refuse to accept any ride, insisting only a hansom cab would do.

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Bill W

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Deleterious comes from Greek δηλητήριος or dēlētērios ‘noxious’ + -ous, via medieval Latin to English.  

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of "deleterious" in English was in 1587, in a translation by Thomas Newton, translator and Church of England clergyman. 

 

Examples of deleterious in a sentence:

  • "Lack of sleep can have deleterious effects on your cognitive abilities."
  • "The company's new policy had a deleterious impact on employee morale."
  • "Smoking has well-documented deleterious effects on health." 
 
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