deteriorative

adj
/dɪˈtɪəɹɪəɹeɪtɪv/UK

Etymology

From deteriorate + -ive.

  1. derived from dēterior — “worse
  2. derived from dēteriorō
  3. learned borrowing from dēteriorātus
  4. suffixed as deteriorative — “deteriorate + ive

Definitions

  1. Causing deterioration.

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