exitious

English

Etymology

From Latin exitiosus.

Adjective

exitious (comparative more exitious, superlative most exitious)

1. Harmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.
   • 1657, Renodaeus tran. Richard Tomlinson, A Medicinal Dispensatory‎:

     Diſcorides ſaith that in Perſia they found this Tree to be exitious, which by tranſlation into Ægypt changed its nature