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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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