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HURTFUL
deleterious, hurtful, injurious
(adjective) harmful to living things; “deleterious chemical additives”
hurtful
(adjective) causing hurt; “her hurtful unconsidered words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hurtful (comparative more hurtful, superlative most hurtful)
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
Synonyms
• (tending to impair or damage): pernicious, harmful, baneful, prejudicial, detrimental, disadvantageous, mischievous, injurious, noxious, unwholesome, destructive; see also harmful
Anagrams
• ruthful
Source: Wiktionary
Hurt"ful, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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