harmful
Use Harmful in a sentence
fəl adjective
causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
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harmful (ˈhɑːmfʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| causing or tending to cause harm; injurious | |
| 'harmfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'harmfulness | |
| —n | |
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Harmful
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
But some people think that any regulation at all could be harmful.
We've already learnt twice how harmful a war against other world power is for a country.
What the study does do, though, is add to the evidence that dieting is harmful.
Commercial oven cleaners can expose you to caustic chemicals and harmful toxins while reducing the air quality in your home.
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