- deteriorative
- adjective see deteriorate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deteriorative
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deteriorative — [dē tir′ē ərāt΄iv, di tir′ē ərāt΄iv] adj. tending to deteriorate * * * See deterioration. * * * … Universalium
deteriorative — [dē tir′ē ərāt΄iv, di tir′ē ərāt΄iv] adj. tending to deteriorate … English World dictionary
deteriorative — См. deteriorativo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
deteriorative — adjective Causing deterioration. Ant: nondeteriorative … Wiktionary
deteriorative — adj. degenerative, becoming worse, causing deterioration … English contemporary dictionary
deteriorative — de·te·ri·o·ra·tive … English syllables
deteriorative — ˈtirēəˌrā]d.]iv, rə], ]t|, ]ēv also ]əv adjective : tending to deteriorate : deteriorating … Useful english dictionary
simple deteriorative disorder — simple schizophrenia … Medical dictionary
deteriorate — deteriorative, adj. /di tear ee euh rayt /, v.t., v.i., deteriorated, deteriorating. 1. to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc. 2. to disintegrate or wear away. [1565 75; < LL deterioratus made worse (ptp. of… … Universalium
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