injurious
[ in-joor-ee-uhs ]
adjective
harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another: injurious behavior.
insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive: an injurious statement.
Origin of injurious
1Other words for injurious
Opposites for injurious
Other words from injurious
- in·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
- pre·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
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British Dictionary definitions for injurious
injurious
/ (ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs) /
adjective
causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful
abusive, slanderous, or libellous
Derived forms of injurious
- injuriously, adverb
- injuriousness, noun
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