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 ]