INJURIOUS

deleterious, hurtful, injurious

(adjective) harmful to living things; “deleterious chemical additives”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious)

Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.

Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Synonyms

• scathel, harmful, hurtful; see also harmful

• defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous; see also defamatory

Source: Wiktionary

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In*ju"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. injurieux. See Injury.]

1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.] Milton. Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free. Shak.

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. Dryden.

Syn.

– Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful; deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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