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[syn: deleterious, hurtful, injurious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurtful \Hurt"ful\, a.
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous;
occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.
Syn: Pernicious; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental;
disadvantageous; mischievous; injurious; noxious;
unwholesome; destructive. -- Hurt"ful*ly, adv. --
Hurt"ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hurtful
adj 1: causing hurt; "her hurtful unconsidered words"
2: harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
[syn: deleterious, hurtful, injurious]