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   injurious

   /ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. causing or likely to cause damage or harm: "food which is injurious to health"
   • ▪ (of language) maliciously insulting; libellous.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French injurieux or Latin injuriosus, from injuria ‘a wrong’ (see injury).

   Derivatives

   • 1. injuriously adverb
   • 2. injuriousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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

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   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

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   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

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   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

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

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   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.

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

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   harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect. injurious eating habits. 2. doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another. injurious behavior. 3. insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive. an injurious statement. SYNONYMS 1. damaging, deleterious, pernicious; baneful, destructive, ruinous.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › injuriousinjurious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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