A Word That Could Apply Equally to Coworkers Or Crocodiles

Deleterious: a word that means dangerous and is handily used in Sondheim's into the woods. Also, crocodile (or alligator) - I didn't ask which.
“When first I appear, I seem deleterious, but when explained, I am nothing serious.” — Into the Woods (I wonder if the mysterious old man got tired of answering that question.)

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