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detrimental

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det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal

  [de-truh-men-tl]
Use detrimental in a Sentence
–adjective
1. causing detriment; damaging; harmful.
–noun
2. a detrimental person or thing.
Origin:
1650–60; detriment + -al 1

Related forms:
det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅ness, noun
det⋅ri⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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det·ri·men·tal   (dět'rə-měn'tl)   
adj.  Causing damage or harm; injurious.
det'ri·men'tal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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