Harmful vs Deleterious - What's the difference?
harmful | deleterious | Synonyms |
of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health).
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Deleterious is a synonym of harmful.
As adjectives the difference between harmful and deleterious
is that harmful is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious while deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).harmful
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Alternative forms
* harmfull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "harmful" is often applied: effect, consequence, impact, influence, emission, chemical, ingredient, substance, gas, agent, additive, drug, radiation, dust, organism, plant, animal, insect, action, act, behavior, component, content, activity, interference, use.Synonyms
* injurious; see alsoAntonyms
* beneficial * harmlessSee also
* harmdeleterious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?