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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DETERIORITY

n.Worse sate or quality; as deteriority of diet.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DETERIORITY

De *te `ri *or "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. deterior worse. See Deteriorate. ]

 

Defn: Worse state or quality; inferiority. "The deteriority of the diet. " [R.] Ray.