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Detrimental

/dˌɛtrəˈmɛntəl/
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(adj) Causing damage or harm.

Mathematics is not detrimental to the appetite.
Indeed, computers are detrimental.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Mathematics is not ____ to the appetite.

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