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PREJUDICIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
prejudicially (comparative more prejudicially, superlative most prejudicially)
In a prejudicial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
PREJUDICIAL
Prej`u*di"cial a. Etym: [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. préjudiciel.]
1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] Holyday.
2. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental. Hooker. His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most ruinous to the king's affairs. Clarendon.
– Prej`u*di"cial*ly, adv.
– Prej`u*di"cial*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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