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hurtful

[hurt-fuhl]

adjective

causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.

Origin:
1520–30; hurt + -ful

Related forms

hurt·ful·ly, adverb

hurt·ful·ness, noun

un·hurt·ful, adjective

un·hurt·ful·ly, adverb

Synonyms
destructive, pernicious; noxious.

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hurtful (ˈhɜːtfʊl)

—*adj*
	causing distress or injury: to say hurtful things

'hurtfully

—*adv*

'hurtfulness

—n

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