deletery

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deletery

  • /dəˈliːtəɹi/

Sounds like deletory

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From New Latin dēlētērius, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrĭos). Doublet of deleterious.

noun deleteries

  1. obsolete destroyer. They [the Scriptures] are […]the only deletery of heresies.

adjective more deletery · most deletery

  1. obsolete Destructive, poisonous .

    Similar: deleterious

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noun that which destroys

Русскийразруши́тель razrušítelʹ, па́губа páguba

adj destructive, poisonous

Русскийги́бельный gíbelʹnyj, па́губный págubnyj, губи́тельный gubítelʹnyj

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@misc{deletery_2026,
  title = {deletery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deletery},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}