deletery

Deletery

Del"e*ter*y\, a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F. d['e]l['e]t[`e]re.] Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines." --Hudibras.
Webster's Revised

Deletery

Del"e*ter*y\, n. That which destroys. [Obs.]

They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. --Jer. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Deletery is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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