deletery Meaning, Definition & Usage

Del"e*ter*y adjective

Etymology

LL. deleterius: cf. F. délétère.

Definitions

1. Destructive; poisonous. Obs. "Deletery medicines." Hudibras.

Del"e*ter*y noun

Definitions

1. That which destroys. Obs.

   They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor.