different between undercover vs deleterious
undercover
English
Etymology
under +? cover
Adjective
undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)
- Performed or happening in secret.
- Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
Synonyms
- clandestine
- See also Thesaurus:covert
Related terms
- cloak-and-dagger
Translations
Noun
undercover (plural undercovers)
- A person who works undercover.
Translations
Verb
undercover (third-person singular simple present undercovers, present participle undercovering, simple past and past participle undercovered)
- To provide too little coverage.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English undercover.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.d?r?k?.v?r/
- Hyphenation: un?der?co?ver
Adjective
undercover (not comparable)
- undercover
Inflection
Adverb
undercover
- undercover (in a covert fashion, not using one's real identity)
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deleterious
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin deleterius, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (d?l?t?rios, “noxious, deleterious”), from ??????? (d?l?t?r, “a destroyer”), from ???????? (d?léomai, “I hurt, damage, spoil, waste”), 1640s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?l??t???i.?s/, /?d?l??t???i.?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?l??t??i.?s/
- Rhymes: -??ri?s
Adjective
deleterious (comparative more deleterious, superlative most deleterious)
- Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- Synonyms: destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- (genetics) having lower fitness.
Derived terms
- deleteriously
- deleteriousness
Related terms
- delete
- deletion
- deletory
Translations
Further reading
- deleterious at OneLook Dictionary Search
- deleterious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “deleterious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
References
deleterious From the web:
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