HARMFUL

harmful

(adjective) causing or capable of causing harm; “too much sun is harmful to the skin”; “harmful effects of smoking”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

harmful (comparative harmfuller or more harmful, superlative most harmful)

of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "harmful" is often applied: effect, consequence, impact, influence, emission, chemical, ingredient, substance, gas, agent, additive, drug, radiation, dust, organism, plant, animal, insect, action, act, behavior, component, content, activity, interference, use.

Synonyms

• injurious; see also harmful

Antonyms

• beneficial

• harmless

Source: Wiktionary


Harm"ful, a.

Definition: Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. " Most harmful hazards." Strype. --Harm"ful*ly, adv.

– Harm"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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