Injurious
/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- 2 Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
"This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely."
Adjective
- 1 harmful to living things wordnet
Example
More examples"The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted."
Etymology
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.