injurious
AdjectiveUS[in-joor-ee-uhs]/ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/4 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- harmful to living things“deleterious chemical additives”Synonyms: deleterioushurtfulOpposite harmlessSimilar harmful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·ju′ri·ous adjective
Origin: L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. injurieux. See Injury.
1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. obsolete John Milton
Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free.— William Shakespeare
2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous; as, acts injurious to health, credit, reputation, property, etc.
Without being injurious to the memory of our English Pindar.— John Dryden
Synonyms: Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful; deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54