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harm⋅ful

[hahrm-fuhl]
–adjective
causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hearmful. See harm, -ful


harm⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
harm⋅ful⋅ness, noun


hurtful, detrimental, damaging, deleterious.


beneficial.
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harm·ful   (härm'fəl)   
adj.  Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.
harm'ful·ly adv., harm'ful·ness n.
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Main Entry: harm·ful
Function: adjective
: of a kind likely to cause harm —harm·ful·ly adverbharm·ful·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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