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    injurious
    /ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. causing or likely to cause damage or harm: "food which is injurious to health"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINJURIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / ɪnˈdʒʊə.ri.əs / us / ɪnˈdʒʊr.i.əs / Add to word list. harmful: injurious to Too much alcohol is injurious to your health. Synonyms. damaging. deleterious formal. detrimental formal. harmful. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous. Compare. hurtful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › injuriousInjurious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INJURIOUS is inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental. How to use injurious in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › injuriousINJURIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Injurious definition: harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect. See examples of INJURIOUS used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINJURIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. formal us / ɪnˈdʒʊr.i.əs / uk / ɪnˈdʒʊə.ri.əs / Add to word list. harmful: injurious to Too much alcohol is injurious to your health. Synonyms. damaging. deleterious formal. detrimental formal. harmful. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous. Compare. hurtful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINJURIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful 2. abusive, slanderous, or libellous.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › injuriousInjurious - definition of injurious by The Free Dictionary

    1. Causing or tending to cause injury; harmful: eating habits that are injurious to one's health. 2. Offensive or insulting; hurtful: made injurious statements about his rival. in·ju′ri·ous·ly adv. in·ju′ri·ous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › injuriousInjurious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you know what an injury is, you have a head start on learning injurious. Anything injurious is dangerous. At a construction site, almost anything could be injurious, if you don't know what you're doing (or even if you do). Falling off a ladder could be very injurious.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinjurious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    injurious (to somebody/something) causing or likely to cause harm or damage synonym damaging. injurious to health; injurious effects

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › injuriousinjurious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious) Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › injuriousinjurious | meaning of injurious in Longman Dictionary of...

    injurious meaning, definition, what is injurious: causing injury, harm, or damage: Learn more.