Origin: 1375–1425; late Middle English <
Latin injūrius or
injūriōsus. See injury, -ous Related formsin·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverb
in·ju·ri·ous·ness, noun
non·in·ju·ri·ous, adjective
non·in·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverb
non·in·ju·ri·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDpre·in·ju·ri·ous, adjective
qua·si-in·ju·ri·ous, adjective
qua·si-in·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverb
self-in·ju·ri·ous, adjective
un·in·ju·ri·ous, adjective
un·in·ju·ri·ous·ly, adverb
un·in·ju·ri·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. damaging, deleterious, pernicious; baneful, destructive, ruinous. 2. unjust, wrongful, prejudicial, inequitable. 3. derogatory, slanderous, libelous.
Antonyms
1. beneficial. 3. complimentary.