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DETRITION, n. [L.] A wearing off.
DETRIMENTAL, a. Injurious; hurtful; causing loss or damage. A spirit of speculat...
DETRIMENT, n. [L., worn off.] Loss; damage; injury; mischief; harm; diminution. ...
DETRECT, v.t. [L.] To refuse. [Not in use.]
DETRACTRESS, n. A female detractor; a censorious woman.
DETRACTORY, a. Derogatory; defamatory by denial of desert; with from.
DETRACTOR, n. One who takes away or impairs the reputation of another injuriousl...
DETRACTIVE, a. Having the quality or tendency to lessen the worth or estimation.
DETRACTIOUS, a. Containing detraction; lessening reputation. [Not in use.]
DETRACTION, n. [L.] The act of taking something from the reputation or worth of ...
DETRACT, v.t. [L., to draw. See Draw and Drag.] 1. Literally, to draw from. Henc...
DETOUR, n. A turning; a circuitous way.
DETORTING, ppr. Wresting; perverting.
DETORTED, pp. Twisted; wrested; perverted.
DETORT, v.t. [L., to twist.] To twist; to wrest; to pervert; to turn from the or...
DETORSION, n. A turning or wresting; perversion.