hurtful

[ hurt-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.

Origin of hurtful

1
First recorded in 1520–30; hurt + -ful

Other words for hurtful

Other words from hurtful

  • hurt·ful·ly, adverb
  • hurt·ful·ness, noun
  • un·hurt·ful, adjective
  • un·hurt·ful·ly, adverb

Words Nearby hurtful

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How to use hurtful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hurtful

hurtful

/ (ˈhɜːtfʊl) /


adjective
  1. causing distress or injury: to say hurtful things

Derived forms of hurtful

  • hurtfully, adverb
  • hurtfulness, noun

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