2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harmful \Harm"ful\, a.
Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. `` Most
harmful hazards.'' --Strype. --{Harm"ful*ly}, adv --
{Harm"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
harmful
adj 1: able or likely to do harm
2: injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical
wastes"; "noxious ideas" [syn: {noxious}] [ant: {innocuous}]
3: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful
to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" [ant: {harmless}]
4: constituting a disadvantage [syn: {disadvantageous}] [ant: {advantageous}]
5: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse
circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the
most untoward conditions" [syn: {adverse}, {inauspicious},
{untoward}]
6: tending to cause great harm [syn: {evil}, {injurious}]
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