deteriorative

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deteriorative

/dɪˈtɪəɹɪəɹeɪtɪv/ UK

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From deteriorate + -ive.

adjective more deteriorative · most deteriorative

Causing deterioration. In this spirit, it is desirable that wars should be considered, not as an evilI whose bitterness may be redeemed by the meretricious glory which sometimes covers its atrocities with a fictitious splendour, but one which is in every way deteriorative of our happiness and prosperity — as subservient t

Opposite: ameliorative, nondeteriorative

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adjective

Opposite: ameliorative, nondeteriorative

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@misc{deteriorative_2026,
  title = {deteriorative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deteriorative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}