deletery /dəˈliːtəɹi/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(no longer used) Destructive, poisonousdeletery effects of civilization — 1880 noun1 •(no longer used) destroyer.They [the Scriptures] are […]the only deletery of heresies. — 1660 formsdeleteries · more deletery · most deletery