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injurious
[in-joor-ee-uhs]
adjective
harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect.
injurious eating habits.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another.
injurious behavior.
Synonyms: , , ,insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive.
an injurious statement.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:
injurious
/ ɪˈʊəɪə /
adjective
causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful
abusive, slanderous, or libellous
Other Word Forms
- injuriously adverb
- injuriousness noun
- noninjurious adjective
- noninjuriously adverb
- noninjuriousness noun
- preinjurious adjective
- quasi-injurious adjective
- quasi-injuriously adverb
- self-injurious adjective
- uninjurious adjective
- uninjuriously adverb
- uninjuriousness noun
- ˈܰdzܲ adverb
- ˈܰdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of injurious1
Example Sentences
The Trump administration’s attempt to cut off federal grants, loans and other resources is both contrary to the Constitution and the rule of law and also injurious to the most vulnerable Americans.
Instagram influencer and celebrity popularly known as Orry commented that caramel popcorn was injurious to "financial health".
Chen concluded not that “fluoridated water is injurious to public health” but that “there is unreasonable risk of such injury,” triggering a legal mandate that the EPA take a closer look.
Though he could not “conclude with certainty that fluoridated water is injurious to public health,” Chen wrote, he still determined that it posed an “unreasonable risk” of harm.
The European Commission, which held the vote, said the EU and China would "work hard to explore an alternative solution" to the import taxes to address what it called "injurious subsidization" of Chinese electric vehicles.
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