Deleterious vs Ominous - What's the difference?
deleterious | ominous | Related terms |
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health).
* 1850 , :
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen; threatening; portentous; inauspicious.
* California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011
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As adjectives the difference between deleterious and ominous
is that deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health) while ominous is of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.deleterious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?
Synonyms
* (harmful) destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; see alsoDerived terms
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*ominous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.}}
