v. t.
I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. Aytoun. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. deleterius noxious, Gr.
a. [ LL. deleterius: cf. F. délétère. ] Destructive; poisonous. [ Obs. ] “Deletery medicines.” Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which destroys. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
They [ the Scriptures ] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. deletio, fr. delere. See Delete. ] Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. deleticius. ] Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Delete. ] That which blots out. [ Obs. ] “A deletory of sin.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Obs. ] See Gondola. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A little or short ode. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. So named after William