Det"ri*ment (?), v. t. To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]

Other might be determined thereby.

Fuller.

Det`ri*men"tal (?), a. Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.

Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor.

Addison.

Syn. -- Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous; pernicious.

Det`ri*men"tal*ness, n. The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness.

De*tri"tal (?), a. (Geol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus.

De*trite" (?), a. [L. detritus, p. p.] Worn out.

De*tri"tion (?), n. [LL. detritio. See Detriment.] A wearing off or away.

Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity.

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