a. Obs. [ad. L. exitiōs-us destructive, f. exitium: see EXITIABLE.] = EXITIAL.

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1563.  Homilies, II. Idolatry, III. (1859), 242. Setting up of images in churches … proved not only harmful, but exitious and pestilent.

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1651.  Biggs, New Disp., ¶ 241. Exitious humours are forced out of the body.

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1657.  Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 378. In Persia they found this Tree [Peach] to be exitious.

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1709.  Brit. Apollo, II. No. 74. 3/1. Blind to Events, however they might prove, Or Proditorious or Exitious.

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1730–6.  in Bailey (folio).

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1775.  in Ash.

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1884.  in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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